One of them says: Interpreting the meanings of the attributes is an approximation to understanding the meaning; otherwise, the meaning in its perfection is not known.

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the scholars says that the scholars' interpretation of the meanings of the attributes is an approximation to understanding the original meaning, and otherwise, no one knows the meaning in its perfection, and likewise, no one knows the modality. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
No one knows the modality. As for his saying that some of the meanings are known and not all of them, this is arrogance on his part; this is arrogance on his part and ignorance on his part. And I told you: do not say anything that the Salaf did not say. The Salaf did not say that knowing its meaning is that it is encompassed and not fully known. No one in his knowledge ever said this. We did not say the meaning is known; they say the meaning is known. They did not say some of the meaning is known. This is bad interference, as I mentioned to you, from some of the extremists and the circle members who say things the Salaf did not say. Yes.