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Are there any attributes of Allah established by qiyas al-awla (analogical reasoning of priority)?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the statement of the people of the Sunnah and the community, “Every perfection established for a created being that does not entail a deficiency in it, Allah is more worthy of it by qiyas al-awla (analogical reasoning of priority),” is the reason for their saying this that there are attributes not mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah, but were established by qiyas al-awla (analogical reasoning of priority)?

Answer:
They were established by His saying, “And to Allah belongs the most beautiful descriptions.” This is the evidence. “And to Allah belongs the most beautiful descriptions.” So they derived from it this rule: Every perfection established for a created being that does not entail a deficiency, the Creator is more worthy of it than the created being, based on His saying, “And to Allah belongs the most beautiful descriptions.” The most beautiful descriptions? Yes, it is not from the category of qiyas (analogical reasoning) unless you mean by qiyas, qiyas al-awla (analogical reasoning of priority). So yes, this is qiyas al-awla (analogical reasoning of priority), and it is the most beautiful description. But qiyas al-shumul (analogical reasoning of comprehensiveness) or qiyas al-'illah (analogical reasoning of cause), no, that is negated regarding Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is not compared to His creation, neither qiyas al-shumul (analogical reasoning of comprehensiveness) nor qiyas al-'illah (analogical reasoning of cause). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [149 -560] هل هناك صفات لله ثبتت بقياس الأولى؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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