What are the attributes of Allah for which figurative interpretation is permissible, and what are the attributes for which it is not permissible?
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Question:
A questioner asks: What are the attributes of Allah for which figurative interpretation is not permissible, and what are the attributes for which it is permissible? You were kind enough to mention during the lesson that "near" means near in knowledge and encompassing?
Answer:
There are no attributes that are subject to figurative interpretation; it is not permissible to apply figurative interpretation to any of the attributes. The phrase "with His knowledge" is not a matter of figurative interpretation; it is a matter of exegesis, like the statement[Al-Hadid 57:4]. The meaning of "with His knowledge" is that it is not mixed with us by His essence. This is incarnation, because this is not figurative interpretation; it is exegesis, an interpretation of the verse. There is a difference between exegesis and figurative interpretation, which is diverting a word from its literal meaning to its figurative meaning. Yes.
A questioner asks: What are the attributes of Allah for which figurative interpretation is not permissible, and what are the attributes for which it is permissible? You were kind enough to mention during the lesson that "near" means near in knowledge and encompassing?
Answer:
There are no attributes that are subject to figurative interpretation; it is not permissible to apply figurative interpretation to any of the attributes. The phrase "with His knowledge" is not a matter of figurative interpretation; it is a matter of exegesis, like the statement
and He is with you wherever you are
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي صفات الله التي يجوز فيها التأويل، وما الصفات التي لا يجوز فيها التأويل؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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