The ruling on describing the attributes of Allah with descriptors and understanding their meanings
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The questioner:
What is your opinion regarding the addition of these two phrases: one states that what is spoken of regarding the meanings of the names of Allah is not the same as what is spoken of regarding the names and attributes of humans, and the other states that the attributes of Allah are not called impediments for Him, because a curse does not occur except with a corporeal being?
The Shaykh:
The second matter is false. No, they are descriptors for Him. Yes. They are descriptors and they are attributes for Him, Glorified and Exalted is He. The descriptor means the attribute and the description. As for the first meaning, yes, what is understood from the attributes of the Creator is not what is understood from the attributes of the created beings, due to the difference between them. Allah has attributes specific to Him, and the created beings have attributes specific to them that are appropriate for them. Yes.
What is your opinion regarding the addition of these two phrases: one states that what is spoken of regarding the meanings of the names of Allah is not the same as what is spoken of regarding the names and attributes of humans, and the other states that the attributes of Allah are not called impediments for Him, because a curse does not occur except with a corporeal being?
The Shaykh:
The second matter is false. No, they are descriptors for Him. Yes. They are descriptors and they are attributes for Him, Glorified and Exalted is He. The descriptor means the attribute and the description. As for the first meaning, yes, what is understood from the attributes of the Creator is not what is understood from the attributes of the created beings, due to the difference between them. Allah has attributes specific to Him, and the created beings have attributes specific to them that are appropriate for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 33 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / هو القوي له القوى جمعا / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:48)
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