Ruling on explaining the hadiths of the attributes by gesture for students who are deaf
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A teacher for deaf and mute students explains the hadiths of the attributes by gesture. So it is as if one of them said to him, “This is acting or drama.” If this is acting or drama, what is the method for explaining these hadiths to them?
Answer:
No, this is not acting or drama. This is a matter of clarification. This is a matter of clarification and making it clear that these attributes are real and not metaphorical; that they are real. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited[An-Nisa 4:58], he pointed with his fingers to his eye and to his ear (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not likening Allah to creation; rather, it is a clarification that this term is a reality and not a metaphor, as the one who engages in figurative interpretation says.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A teacher for deaf and mute students explains the hadiths of the attributes by gesture. So it is as if one of them said to him, “This is acting or drama.” If this is acting or drama, what is the method for explaining these hadiths to them?
Answer:
No, this is not acting or drama. This is a matter of clarification. This is a matter of clarification and making it clear that these attributes are real and not metaphorical; that they are real. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited
instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing.
يَعِظُكُم بِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا
Source
شرح الصفات بالإشارة — alfawzan.live
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