Is there a refutation in the hadith of the Divine Descent for those who deny the attribute of speech for Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It came in the hadithSahih Ibn Khuzaymah 7:322 and He calls out to those who seek forgiveness. Is there in this hadith evidence and a refutation for those who say that Allah does not speak?
Answer:
Yes, there is a clear refutation. He says: Who is asking Me, so I will give to him? Who is seeking My forgiveness, so I will forgive him? Is there anyone repenting, so I will accept his repentance? Is there anyone asking, so I will give to him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, so I will forgive him? This is the speech of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He).
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It came in the hadith
That Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night,
أن الله ينزل إلى السماء في آخر ثلث الليل،Answer:
Yes, there is a clear refutation. He says: Who is asking Me, so I will give to him? Who is seeking My forgiveness, so I will forgive him? Is there anyone repenting, so I will accept his repentance? Is there anyone asking, so I will give to him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, so I will forgive him? This is the speech of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2630] هل في حديث النزول الإلهي رد على من ينكر صفة الكلام لله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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