The claim of some laypeople that there is no explicit statement that Allah has attributes
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Question:
A questioner says: Some of my relatives say that there is no explicit statement that Allah has attributes. Do they become disbelievers for saying this, considering that they are laypeople and not students of knowledge?
Answer:
The explicit statement is in the beginning of the Qur'an, where it says:[Al-Fatihah 1:1] How can it be that there is no explicit statement? It is mentioned frequently in the verses and in the hadiths. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: Some of my relatives say that there is no explicit statement that Allah has attributes. Do they become disbelievers for saying this, considering that they are laypeople and not students of knowledge?
Answer:
The explicit statement is in the beginning of the Qur'an, where it says:
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-23-02-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (40:21)
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