Question:
Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullah Wabarokatuh, Matta’anallah bitulii hayatikum..
Ya Shaykh, often when I hear lafadz Allah, suddenly appeared in my mind that Allah is like a woman. Often when it comes thoughts like that too, I read shahadah Ashhadu alla Ilaaha Illallah, istighfar and said to myself that Allah is not like creatures, nothing that resembles God (laisa kamithlihi shai un), and Allah does not have jism like a human or other creatures.
O Shaykh, what can I do to remove the thoughts that Allah is like a woman or other creatures so that I can have a strong aqeedah and not be shaken, because I believe that the correct Aqeedah is the first thing that must be owned by every Muslim. I’m afraid if with this I became out of Islam.
Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullah Wabarokatuh
Muhibbukum,
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
Insha-Allah you did not come out of Islam due to a whisper of Shaytan. Say istighfar and shahada insha-Allah you will be ok.
In reality what is coming to your heart can be interpreted the reverse, that women bear attributes of Allah, in some small degree, in particular the attributes of mercy, compassion, patience and perseverance.
To strengthen `aqidah attend the majlis of awliyaullah, in particular the visit of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani to Indonesia, June 2011.
and Allah knows best,
Taher Siddiqui
