The Criterion for Distinguishing Between the Name and the Attribute of Allah the Exalted
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: What is the criterion for distinguishing between the name and the attribute of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
Answer:
The criterion is clear. The name is what He named Himself with, and the attribute is derived from the name; it is derived from the name, such as hearing (al-sam') being derived from the All-Hearing (al-Sami'), and knowledge (al-'ilm) from the All-Knowing (al-'Alim), and so on. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: What is the criterion for distinguishing between the name and the attribute of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
Answer:
The criterion is clear. The name is what He named Himself with, and the attribute is derived from the name; it is derived from the name, such as hearing (al-sam') being derived from the All-Hearing (al-Sami'), and knowledge (al-'ilm) from the All-Knowing (al-'Alim), and so on. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 04 من 17 / شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:01)
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