The General Principle of Negation and the Detailed Principle of Affirmation in the Attributes
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying:[Ash-Shuraa 42:11], is there a principle to be derived from this verse, namely that negation is general while affirmation is detailed in the chapter of the names and attributes?
Answer:
Yes, this is mentioned. This is mentioned. The statement you are making is mentioned: that affirmation is detailed,[Ash-Shuraa 42:11], whereas negation is general, as in "There is nothing like Him."
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying:
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُAnswer:
Yes, this is mentioned. This is mentioned. The statement you are making is mentioned: that affirmation is detailed,
and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 11-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (58:09)
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