Allah Is Able to Show Whatever He Wills: An Objection to This Belief and Its Answer

Question

It is the belief of Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama‘a that Allah, Blessed and Exalted, is able, whenever He wills and wherever He wills, to make the Prophet ﷺ present, or to show whatever He wills. What are the proofs of this in the Qur’an and hadith? Kindly grant the answer to both these questions in the light of the Qur’an and hadith.

Answer

His being Omnipotent (qadir mutlaq) is by itself sufficient; there is no need for any further proof. The very demand for a proof shows that His omnipotence is either not accepted or is in doubt. The event of the Night of Mi‘raj — the Prophet ﷺ leading the prophets ﵈ in prayer in al-Masjid al-Aqsa, ascending through all the heavens, meeting the prophets there at their stations,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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