Is it true that among the names and attributes of Allah, there are some whose meaning only the firmly grounded in knowledge know?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that among the names and attributes, there are some whose meaning only the firmly grounded in knowledge know.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, there are names or attributes that require the knowledge of the scholars, such as the statement that Allah created Adam in the image of the Most Merciful. This causes confusion for many people who have not mastered the knowledge, but the firmly grounded in knowledge have explained this, they have explained it and clarified it, so there are matters that require the firmly grounded in knowledge, yes.
The questioner:
So if the ordinary person does not know the meaning of some of them, does he refer that to Allah?
The Shaykh:
He asks, he asks, he does not refer it, he learns first, he learns, he learns, then if he grasps it, or he asks the people of knowledge, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that among the names and attributes, there are some whose meaning only the firmly grounded in knowledge know.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, there are names or attributes that require the knowledge of the scholars, such as the statement that Allah created Adam in the image of the Most Merciful. This causes confusion for many people who have not mastered the knowledge, but the firmly grounded in knowledge have explained this, they have explained it and clarified it, so there are matters that require the firmly grounded in knowledge, yes.
The questioner:
So if the ordinary person does not know the meaning of some of them, does he refer that to Allah?
The Shaykh:
He asks, he asks, he does not refer it, he learns first, he learns, he learns, then if he grasps it, or he asks the people of knowledge, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [991 -1024] هل صحيح أن من أسماء الله وصفاته من لا يعلم معناه إلا الراسخون في العلم؟ — youtube.com
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