The reason the Mu'tazilah deny the attribute of knowledge from Allah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, why do al-Murri al-Muradi and others of the Mu'tazilah deny the attribute of knowledge from Allah, saying "He does not not know," and not saying "He knows"?
The Shaykh:
I ask Allah about them; I do not know. I say this is invalid. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh al-Shanqiti, if someone asked him about a question like this, he would say: If you meet him, ask him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, why do al-Murri al-Muradi and others of the Mu'tazilah deny the attribute of knowledge from Allah, saying "He does not not know," and not saying "He knows"?
The Shaykh:
I ask Allah about them; I do not know. I say this is invalid. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh al-Shanqiti, if someone asked him about a question like this, he would say: If you meet him, ask him. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية، العقيدة الطحاوية 17-02-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (58:22)
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