The ruling on describing Allah with a correct meaning whose wording is not found in the texts
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The questioner:
And when he testifies, Allah brings it forth; it is born when working for people, and let Allah strike with His permission with its correct meaning, but he did not find evidence for it from the Qur'an or the Sunnah, and O Ya Sardab and O Ya Nasser, so they are named 'Abd al-Nasser and 'Abd al-Satar, so what is that?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2544Sahih (Darussalam), so Allah covers the faults of His servants in this world and the Hereafter. He the Exalted and Majestic is He who rectifies them in their sins; rather, He covers them over so that they may repent. Among His attributes (Glorified and Exalted is He) is that He covers the faults of His servants, those upon whom is His favor and kindness. And *nusr* (victory) is derived from *nusr* (help) [Al-Hajj 22:40], so Allah helps His believing servants [Muhammad 47:7]. Among His attributes (Exalted and Majestic is He) is that He helps His believing servants.
The questioner:
And a little of the Shaykh, and before he was obligated.
The Shaykh:
As for the original question, which is whether it is permissible for a person to describe Allah with a correct meaning even if its wording is not found in the Book or in the Sunnah, we say: No. We hold that the attributes are based on revelation (tawqifi), and it is not permissible for you to introduce something that may be correct in your opinion and in your view, but is not correct in reality. So it is not permissible to add to the names and attributes of Allah anything that is not found in the Book and the Sunnah.
And when he testifies, Allah brings it forth; it is born when working for people, and let Allah strike with His permission with its correct meaning, but he did not find evidence for it from the Qur'an or the Sunnah, and O Ya Sardab and O Ya Nasser, so they are named 'Abd al-Nasser and 'Abd al-Satar, so what is that?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever covers (the sin of) a Muslim, Allah will cover him (his sin) in this world and in the Hereafter.
من ستر مسلما ستره الله في الدنيا والآخرةAnd Allah will surely support those who support Him
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُif you support Allah, He will support you
إِن تَنصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنصُرْكُمْThe questioner:
And a little of the Shaykh, and before he was obligated.
The Shaykh:
As for the original question, which is whether it is permissible for a person to describe Allah with a correct meaning even if its wording is not found in the Book or in the Sunnah, we say: No. We hold that the attributes are based on revelation (tawqifi), and it is not permissible for you to introduce something that may be correct in your opinion and in your view, but is not correct in reality. So it is not permissible to add to the names and attributes of Allah anything that is not found in the Book and the Sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/2 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : يداية الشريط التأويل المذموم والتأويل الصحيح — youtube.com (57:27)
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