What is the difference between general and specific negation in the attributes of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between general and specific negation in the attributes of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
There is no specific negation; all negation is general. "There is nothing like Him." Do you not see?[An-Nahl 16:74] The negation is general, whereas the affirmation is specific, namely the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, the All-Knowing, the Wise. The affirmation is specific, while the negation is general. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between general and specific negation in the attributes of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
There is no specific negation; all negation is general. "There is nothing like Him." Do you not see?
do not assert similarities to Allah
تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [925 -1024] ما الفرق بين النفي المجمل والمفصل في صفات الله سبحانه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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