Is this statement correct: Affirming the attributes does not necessitate ascribing a body to Allah, just as the soul has attributes but is not a body?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this statement correct, namely that affirming the attributes does not necessitate ascribing a body to Allah, just as the soul has attributes but is not a body? Is this a correct rule?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, this is one of the rules. Yes, this is one of the rules. You say that affirming the names and attributes necessitates ascribing a body to Allah. We say that the soul also has names and attributes, and it is not a body, by your own admission. You admit that it is not a body. Yes, and even what you say is an attribute—do you say it is a body or an attribute? Do you know what it is? Because it is from the unseen. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this statement correct, namely that affirming the attributes does not necessitate ascribing a body to Allah, just as the soul has attributes but is not a body? Is this a correct rule?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, this is one of the rules. Yes, this is one of the rules. You say that affirming the names and attributes necessitates ascribing a body to Allah. We say that the soul also has names and attributes, and it is not a body, by your own admission. You admit that it is not a body. Yes, and even what you say is an attribute—do you say it is a body or an attribute? Do you know what it is? Because it is from the unseen. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [994 -1024] هل هذه المقولة صحيحة: إثبات الصفات لا يستلزم الجسمية مثل الروح لها صفات لكنها ليست بجسم؟ — youtube.com
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