What are the limits of a student of knowledge’s speech regarding the names and attributes?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What are the limits of a student of knowledge’s speech regarding the names and attributes?
Answer:
He should affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself and deny what Allah has denied of Himself. He should affirm the attributes of perfection and the descriptions of majesty that Allah has affirmed for Himself, and deny from Allah the deficiencies and defects that He has denied of Himself. Yes, the Footstool encompasses this; it contains both denial and affirmation: affirmation of perfection for Allah and denial of deficiency from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What are the limits of a student of knowledge’s speech regarding the names and attributes?
Answer:
He should affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself and deny what Allah has denied of Himself. He should affirm the attributes of perfection and the descriptions of majesty that Allah has affirmed for Himself, and deny from Allah the deficiencies and defects that He has denied of Himself. Yes, the Footstool encompasses this; it contains both denial and affirmation: affirmation of perfection for Allah and denial of deficiency from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 390- ما حدود كلام طالب العلم في الأسماء والصفات؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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