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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Affirming the attribute of wonder for Allah and His saying, "And if you wonder, then their saying is a wonder"

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The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you. He says, and His saying, the Exalted:
And if you are astonished, [O Muhammad] - then astonishing is their sayingوَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:5]
Is this among the texts of the attributes?

The Shaykh:
This is attributed to Allah. "If you wonder, O Messenger, then their saying is a wonder" is for the one who wonders; it is a wonder for the one who wonders. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Hadiths indicating the affirmation of the attribute of wonder for Allah
Your Lord wonders at the despair of His servantsعجب ربك من قنوط عباده
These are hadiths indicating that Allah wonders.
Source التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [63] — alfawzan.live (1:12:59)

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