Using the term "al-Qadim" (the Ancient) for Allah and the chapter on reporting attributes
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The questioner:
Is it known that Allah is described as al-Qadim (the Ancient) in the sense of the ancient hadith?
The Shaykh:
It is not among the names of Allah, but it is reported about Him. It is reported about Allah because He is al-Qadim (the Ancient). The chapter on reporting attributes is broader than the chapter on legislation. It is reported about Him because He is al-Qadim, but one does not say "O Qadim, Allah." "Qadim" is not said in this way. This is not from the chapter of names, because names are based on revelation (taqwiyyah). Allah is not named except by what He named Himself with, or by what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) named Him with. As for reporting attributes, its path is one: it is reported about Allah because He is al-Qadir (the All-Powerful), it is reported about Allah because He is a thing (shay'), and so on, as mentioned by the scholars in the chapter of reporting about Allah (Mighty and Majestic), not from the chapter of doubt or His attributes. The thing (shay'), the existent, and the recent (hadith). May Allah protect you. Yes, this is naming Allah with what He has not named Himself. It is the same. Yes.
Is it known that Allah is described as al-Qadim (the Ancient) in the sense of the ancient hadith?
The Shaykh:
It is not among the names of Allah, but it is reported about Him. It is reported about Allah because He is al-Qadim (the Ancient). The chapter on reporting attributes is broader than the chapter on legislation. It is reported about Him because He is al-Qadim, but one does not say "O Qadim, Allah." "Qadim" is not said in this way. This is not from the chapter of names, because names are based on revelation (taqwiyyah). Allah is not named except by what He named Himself with, or by what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) named Him with. As for reporting attributes, its path is one: it is reported about Allah because He is al-Qadir (the All-Powerful), it is reported about Allah because He is a thing (shay'), and so on, as mentioned by the scholars in the chapter of reporting about Allah (Mighty and Majestic), not from the chapter of doubt or His attributes. The thing (shay'), the existent, and the recent (hadith). May Allah protect you. Yes, this is naming Allah with what He has not named Himself. It is the same. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 03 من 36 /شرح العقيدة الواسطية (شرح قديم)/الإيمان بما وصف الله به نفسه/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (1:05:58)
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