Affirming the Seven Attributes in the Poet's Words and His Creed

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the words of the poet (may Allah have mercy on him), he mentions life, speech, sight, hearing, will, knowledge, and power. Are these not the very same attributes affirmed by the Asha'irah? Does this imply that?

The Shaykh:
The Asha'irah affirm them, and we deny them. If they affirm them, that is a good thing; that is the truth. We do not reject the truth. If they affirm them, that is the truth, and we do not deny them on the grounds that the Asha'irah affirmed them. We agree on this. Since they affirmed them, they are required to affirm the remaining attributes.

The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. Does this imply that the poet's creed is Ash'ari or something else?

The Shaykh:
No, no, it does not imply that, if Allah wills. But he only mentioned them as examples; he did not limit himself to these. He did not say that he has no attributes other than these, as the Asha'irah say. But he mentioned them as examples. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you