Did the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) say: The verses of the attributes are not interpreted?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the statement of the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) that the verses of the attributes are not interpreted? What do they mean by that? They did not say they are not interpreted, they did not say they are not interpreted. They say they are accepted in their meaning, but no, their statement of "without interpretation" refers to their modality. The modality is not interpreted, but the meaning is interpreted and clarified.
Answer:
Yes. They accepted them without interpretation, meaning regarding the explanation of their modality; no one knows that except Allah. But we know the meaning from our language.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the statement of the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) that the verses of the attributes are not interpreted? What do they mean by that? They did not say they are not interpreted, they did not say they are not interpreted. They say they are accepted in their meaning, but no, their statement of "without interpretation" refers to their modality. The modality is not interpreted, but the meaning is interpreted and clarified.
Answer:
Yes. They accepted them without interpretation, meaning regarding the explanation of their modality; no one knows that except Allah. But we know the meaning from our language.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [631 -939] هل قال السلف رحمهم الله: إن آيات الصفات لا تفسر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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