The Salaf's Position on the Texts of the Attributes
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this is a question that a questioner raised, and it is confusing to him. He asks: Is the methodology of the righteous Salaf regarding the texts of the attributes that, when the texts emphasize them, they refer the meaning (tafwid), or do they say that the meanings have a reality and that Allah knows best how the attribute is? Do they seek the meaning, or do they refer it and remain silent?
Answer:
They seek the meaning, they look into the books, and they ask the people of knowledge. They do not refer it and remain silent, because its meaning is clear, the people of knowledge know it, and it is found in the books, so you search for it.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this is a question that a questioner raised, and it is confusing to him. He asks: Is the methodology of the righteous Salaf regarding the texts of the attributes that, when the texts emphasize them, they refer the meaning (tafwid), or do they say that the meanings have a reality and that Allah knows best how the attribute is? Do they seek the meaning, or do they refer it and remain silent?
Answer:
They seek the meaning, they look into the books, and they ask the people of knowledge. They do not refer it and remain silent, because its meaning is clear, the people of knowledge know it, and it is found in the books, so you search for it.
Source
مذهب السلف الصالح في نصوص الصفات — alfawzan.live
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