Everything Will Perish Except What Man Knows

Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, Assalamu Alaikum.

Man’s continuous stupidity comes from the fact Jinn are their Imams, while Allah created Man in His image so Man can look at His face.

Jinn can only be an aspect of mans character at most, that is why multiple Jinn are needed to cover every aspect in Man while the opposite is not the same, man can be a jack of all trades and a master of them all, Jinn can not.

Angels are even more refined than this but their numbers are so many and their speed so immense in helping each other they can keep up with man, but still, it is their reality and limitation and when you reach situations that are Immense that require the hand of a prophet or wali Angels prostrate to their judgment.

This is the Honor Allah placed in man, to be able to look at His face every direction He turns while His other creatures can only ever see an aspect of it at a time, some parts of Allah’s character they will never know.

“Everything will perish except His face,” (28:88)  everything Jinn and Angels know will perish except what man knows.

Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah the Almighty does not sleep and it is not befitting that He sleep. He lowers and raises the scale, the deeds of the night are raised to Him before the deeds of the day, and the deeds of the day are raised to Him before the night. His veil is light. If He were to remove the veil, the splendor of his countenance would consume His creation as far as can be seen.” (Muslim) except for what Allah placed in Man, Allah istawa (established His reality on) the Arsh and only man can enter it, Angels and Jinn their limit is where it begins they can only guess what Allah placed in mans soul whose origin is the Arsh, it is a secret from His reality:

“They are asking thee concerning the Soul. Say: The Soul is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little.” (17:85)

Because of Man’s soul Allah’s face burns both Jinn and Angels while Man seeks it, the prophet (saws) said “I seek refuge in Your Glorious Face that You might give me shade. You are the Living who does not die, while men and jinn die.”

“O Iblis (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both my hands (A complete creation spiritual and physical). Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one (who sees himself as one) of the highly exalted?” (Sad 38:75)

“To Allah belong the East and the West; whithersoever you turn, there is the Face of Allah; Allah is All-embracing, All-knowing. (2:115) this is the limit of Jinn and the superiority of Man.

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever drags his garment out of pride, then Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.” Abu Bakr said, “One of my robes will slide down unless I am cautious about it.” The Prophet said, “Verily, you are not doing it out of pride.” (Bukhari) There is nothing that pride consumes more than Jinn and most of them will never see the face of Allah, His complete reality, or know what is there this is the same for the humans who take Jinn as there Imams.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, nor will He look at them: an old man who commits adultery, a king who lies, and an arrogant person in poverty.” (Muslim) These are the qualities in people, in their various situations in life, who will never see the face of Allah, who will never be allowed to understand Allah.

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah, “When this verse, ‘Say (O Muhammad) He has power to send punishment on you from above’ [6:65], was revealed, the Prophet (saws) said, ‘I seek refuge with Your Face’. Allah revealed, ‘Or from underneath your feet’ [6:65], the Prophet (saws) said, ‘I seek refuge with Your Face’. Then Allah revealed ‘Or to cover you with confusion or party strife!’ [6:65], then the Prophet (saws) said, ‘This is easier’. (for the Pagans to bear, because it is a veil blinding them from looking and ignorance is a protection for a time)”

“I seek refuge in Allah the Mighty (al-Adheem) and in His Noble Face and His Eternal Power from Shaytan the Accursed” (Sunan Abu Dawuud)

“And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will abide forever.” (Ar-Rahman 55:27)

Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three people will not be shocked by terror nor will they face the Reckoning, for they will be on a dune of musk until Allah finishes holding his servants to account: a man who recites the Quran seeking the countenance of Allah and he guides people with it and they are pleased with him, a preacher who calls to the five prayers seeking the countenance of Allah, and a servant who sets things right between himself and his Lord and between himself and his patron.” (al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 9276)

“O Allah, by your knowledge of the Unseen and your power over the creation, give me life as long as you know life is good for me and take me away if you know passing is better for me. O Allah, I ask you for fear of you in the Unseen and the seen. I ask you for truthful words in times of pleasure and anger. I ask you for moderation in times of poverty and wealth. I ask you for a blessing that will never expire. I ask you for comfort that will never end. I ask you for satisfaction after the decree of providence. I ask you for a soothing existence after death. I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon your face and longing to meet you without enduring a harmful calamity nor a misguiding trial. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith and make us guides to guide others.” (Sunan al-Nasā’ī 1305)

عن عمار بن ياسر قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْرًا لِي اللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْفَقْرِ وَالْغِنَى وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا لَا يَنْفَدُ وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَاءَ بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ

Shaykh Rami Al Rifai.

“O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.” (4:59)