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Does the hadith "Indeed, Allah does not get tired until you get tired" indicate affirming the attribute of tiredness for Allah?

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The questioner : Shaykh, it is mentioned in the hadith
for Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) but you get tired.إن الله لا يمل حتى تملوا
Sunan Ibn Majah 4241Hasan (Darussalam)
Do we affirm the attribute of tiredness for Allah, or what do we say?

The Shaykh : Did the hadith indicate that? Did the Messenger say that Allah gets tired when you get tired?

The questioner : No, "Indeed, Allah does not get tired until you get tired."

The Shaykh : But does a formulation like "does not get tired until you get tired" affirm tiredness for Allah?

The questioner : No, but those who oppose us say that you are compelled to resort to figurative interpretation (ta'wil), as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And woe to me"
my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allahعَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ
[Az-Zumar 39:56]


The Shaykh : "Oh, my regret."
Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allahيَا حَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ
[Az-Zumar 39:56]
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The questioner : Oh, my happiness.

The Shaykh : We are not compelled to resort to figurative interpretation (ta'wil). We say that if this formulation implies affirming tiredness for Allah, then we affirm tiredness for Allah, but it is not like our tiredness. A person becomes irritable and mentally exhausted, whereas His is a tiredness that entails no deficiency whatsoever. This is if the formulation indicates that. The formulation that indicates affirmation would be if He said, "Allah gets tired when you get tired."
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3136] هل يدل حديث "إن الله لا يمل حتى تملوا" على إثبات صفة الملل لله؟ - تعليقات على الكافي — youtube.com

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