The Rule for Distinguishing Between What a Name for Allah Is Derived From and What It Is Not
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is there a rule for distinguishing between the attributes that are names and the attributes that are not names?
Answer:
Every name from which an attribute is derived, and that is why Allah’s names are the Most Beautiful Names, for He has the Most Beautiful Names, because every name is derived from one of His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He. As for the reverse, no; actions are not derived as names for Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Actions are not derived as names; rather, the reverse is the case: attributes are derived from names.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, is there a rule for distinguishing between the attributes that are names and the attributes that are not names?
Answer:
Every name from which an attribute is derived, and that is why Allah’s names are the Most Beautiful Names, for He has the Most Beautiful Names, because every name is derived from one of His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He. As for the reverse, no; actions are not derived as names for Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Actions are not derived as names; rather, the reverse is the case: attributes are derived from names.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [35] — alfawzan.live (50:31)
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