Affirming the attribute of speech for Allah, based on His saying: Say, if the sea were ink
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Question:
[Al-Kahf 18:109] Is this evidence that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has the attribute of speech?
Answer:
Yes, Allah speaks, commanding and forbidding, and there is no limit to His words, as in this verse:[Al-Kahf 18:109] meaning ink with which to write [Al-Kahf 18:109]. So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) speaks and continues to speak, commanding and forbidding, creating and providing sustenance, and managing affairs, and to Him belongs all matters, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Say, "If the sea were ink for [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًاAnswer:
Yes, Allah speaks, commanding and forbidding, and there is no limit to His words, as in this verse:
Say, "If the sea were ink
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًاfor [writing] the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted
لِّكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (167) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-08-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (17:26)
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