The Relationship Between the Chapter on Reporting About Allah and the Chapter on Names and Attributes
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Why does the chapter on reporting about Allah not follow the path of the names and attributes? That is, why is it that one does not report about Allah except what He reported about Himself, or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) reported about Him? And what is the evidence that the chapter on reporting is broader than the chapter on names and attributes?
Answer:
Yes, this is a rule. The chapter on reporting about Allah, such as that He creates and provides, is broader than the chapter on names. One does not attribute to Allah any names or attributes except what He has attributed to Himself. As for reporting about Allah that He creates, that He is pleased, or that He is eternal, there is nothing wrong with it, because it does not depart from the truth.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Why does the chapter on reporting about Allah not follow the path of the names and attributes? That is, why is it that one does not report about Allah except what He reported about Himself, or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) reported about Him? And what is the evidence that the chapter on reporting is broader than the chapter on names and attributes?
Answer:
Yes, this is a rule. The chapter on reporting about Allah, such as that He creates and provides, is broader than the chapter on names. One does not attribute to Allah any names or attributes except what He has attributed to Himself. As for reporting about Allah that He creates, that He is pleased, or that He is eternal, there is nothing wrong with it, because it does not depart from the truth.
Source
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