Affirming the Attributes of Reciprocity, Such as Deceit and Treachery, for Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is called the Attributes of Reciprocity, such as the attribute of deceit and treachery, is it permissible to affirm them for Allah absolutely, or must they be from the category of reciprocity?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, you must not say that Allah is the Deceiver, for "the Deceiver" and "the Mocking One" are not among His names. However, you answer the text with its own wording, with its own wording. The verse indicates that this is from the category of reciprocity; Allah does not do that except with those who do it among the creation, as a recompense for them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is called the Attributes of Reciprocity, such as the attribute of deceit and treachery, is it permissible to affirm them for Allah absolutely, or must they be from the category of reciprocity?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, you must not say that Allah is the Deceiver, for "the Deceiver" and "the Mocking One" are not among His names. However, you answer the text with its own wording, with its own wording. The verse indicates that this is from the category of reciprocity; Allah does not do that except with those who do it among the creation, as a recompense for them. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 18-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (53:59)
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