Is the attribute of speech for Allah an essential attribute or an attribute of action?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the attribute of speech for Allah an essential attribute or an attribute of action, or is it both essential and an attribute of action?
Answer:
What is this excessive effort? It is sufficient for you to say that the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is among the attributes of His actions. Speech is among the attributes of action that He does whenever He wills (Glorified and Exalted is He) and however He wills. Therefore, this strictness and this... Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the attribute of speech for Allah an essential attribute or an attribute of action, or is it both essential and an attribute of action?
Answer:
What is this excessive effort? It is sufficient for you to say that the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is among the attributes of His actions. Speech is among the attributes of action that He does whenever He wills (Glorified and Exalted is He) and however He wills. Therefore, this strictness and this... Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [321 -560] هل صفة الكلام لله صفة ذاتية أو فعلية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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