The Ruling on Affirming Some of the Attributes of Allah and Denying the Rest

Question:
There are some who follow the Book and, in doing so, agree with the people of the Sunnah and the community. Their confusion is like the confusion of the people of the Sunnah.

Answer:
Yes, this is correct. They affirmed seven attributes, and some of them affirmed fourteen, and they denied the rest. This is misguidance, without any doubt. The attributes are one matter; it is obligatory to affirm them all, and one may not affirm some and deny others. They say that they affirmed these seven attributes because reason indicates them; reason indicates them. We say that reason also indicates the remaining attributes. Yes. And their affirmation of them is not like the affirmation of the people of the Sunnah and the community. The people of the Sunnah and the community affirm them by the Book and the Sunnah. These people say, “No, we affirm them by reason,” which is contrary to the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community.