Clarification of the Asha'irah's affirmation of the seven attributes

Question:
Some say that the Asha'irah and their followers affirmed the attributes and thereby agreed with the people of the Sunnah and the community. Is their affirmation different from the affirmation of the people of the Sunnah?

Answer:
Yes, this is correct. They affirmed seven attributes, and some of them affirmed fourteen and denied the rest. They denied the rest. This is misguidance, without a doubt. The attributes are one matter; it is obligatory to affirm them all. One does not affirm some and deny others. They say that they affirmed these seven attributes because 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." So they are contrary to the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes. Okay. Yes.