The ruling on describing Allah the Exalted with the attribute of existence alone
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Question:
Rather, He exists by the power and will of the Creator (Blessed and Exalted is He). So the meaning is correct, and this is intended as a refutation of the naturalists who say that things came into existence as a result of nature. And in the second language, it is said that he states that Allah the Exalted is described with the attribute of existence. Is this phrase correct?
Answer:
No, this is a deficient description. Describing Allah as merely existing is an incomplete description, for all things exist. So describing Allah with existence alone is an incomplete description. Rather, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is described with the attributes of perfection, which include praise, commendation, and perfection for Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). As for existence, it contains no praise and no perfection, because all things exist, even the most trivial things.
Rather, He exists by the power and will of the Creator (Blessed and Exalted is He). So the meaning is correct, and this is intended as a refutation of the naturalists who say that things came into existence as a result of nature. And in the second language, it is said that he states that Allah the Exalted is described with the attribute of existence. Is this phrase correct?
Answer:
No, this is a deficient description. Describing Allah as merely existing is an incomplete description, for all things exist. So describing Allah with existence alone is an incomplete description. Rather, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is described with the attributes of perfection, which include praise, commendation, and perfection for Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). As for existence, it contains no praise and no perfection, because all things exist, even the most trivial things.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة عبارة أن هذا الكون لم يكن عفويًا ولا مصادفة، إنما هو من فاعل صانع مختار؟ — youtube.com (0:48)
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