What is meant by the statement of the scholars: “What is attributed to Allah in the category of reporting (khabar) has a wide scope in this category”?

The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: What is the criterion in the category of what is attributed to Allah in the category of reports?

The Shaykh:
Al-Mishbah.

The questioner:
And what is meant by the scholars’ statement that there is a wide scope in this category?

The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. The category of reporting is broader than the category of naming and attributes. You report about Allah thus and thus, if it is authentic, if it is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you do not report anything from yourself, but you report with the reports with which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reported about Allah. From the reports, you do not take a name for Allah, saying “Allah the Hater” or “Allah the Angry One”; you do not say that. But you take the action, “Allah hates,” and you establish that Allah hates, that Allah dislikes, and that Allah is angry, and you do not take from it a name for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.