The Ruling on Swearing by Allah’s Action Attributes
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Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him) Your Eminence, the questioner says: Is it permissible to swear by one of Allah’s action attributes, such as laughter or anger?
Answer:
This is an action associated with Him. This is an attribute of His essence, such as the Face and speech. Speech is an action attribute in terms of the act of speaking, but it is an essential attribute in terms of its subsistence in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So it is both an essential attribute and an action attribute. Thus, Allah is described as speaking, and He speaks (Glorified and Exalted is He) whenever He wills. Yes.
(peace and blessings be upon him) Your Eminence, the questioner says: Is it permissible to swear by one of Allah’s action attributes, such as laughter or anger?
Answer:
This is an action associated with Him. This is an attribute of His essence, such as the Face and speech. Speech is an action attribute in terms of the act of speaking, but it is an essential attribute in terms of its subsistence in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So it is both an essential attribute and an action attribute. Thus, Allah is described as speaking, and He speaks (Glorified and Exalted is He) whenever He wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [92] حكم القسم بصفات الله الفعلية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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