Do the Asha'irah and the Mu'attilah affirm the attributes?

Question:
Do the Asha'irah and the Mu'attilah affirm the attributes for Allah?

Answer:
No, the Mu'attilah, who are the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah, do not affirm any attributes for Allah; rather, they distort them, interpret them figuratively, purify Allah from them, and deny Him His names and attributes. As for the Asha'irah, they affirm seven of the attributes and deny the rest. They claim that these seven are indicated by reason, while the rest are indicated only by hearing, meaning the evidence of the Shari'ah alone. They say that the evidence of the Shari'ah is not relied upon in the matter of belief, because defects enter the chains of narration, as they claim, along with similar weak arguments. The correct position is that whatever is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) must be affirmed for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with affirmation without likening Allah to creation, and with purifying Allah from resembling the created beings without denying His attributes. Imam Ibn Khuzaymah (may Allah have mercy on him) has a good book in which he mentioned the names and attributes found in authentic hadiths. He titled it *Kitab al-Tawhid* (The Book of Tawhid) and narrated in it, with their chains, everything or most of what was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the names and attributes. It is a good book and a reference for the people of the Sunnah. Yes.