Is it permissible to say, “Allah has a face like the face of the most beautiful of created beings”?
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The questioner : If someone were to say, “O Bestower of Bounties, Allah has a face like the face of the most beautiful of created beings.”
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : This is a Batini principle. It necessitates likening Allah to creation from this statement.
The Shaykh : Does this mean that the one who says this is one who has done injustice to Allah? No, because he likened Him to something deficient, and complete likening to something deficient makes Him deficient.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : This is a Batini principle. It necessitates likening Allah to creation from this statement.
The Shaykh : Does this mean that the one who says this is one who has done injustice to Allah? No, because he likened Him to something deficient, and complete likening to something deficient makes Him deficient.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1441هل يجوز قول للهِ وجْهٌ كوجهِ أحسن المخلوقات📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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