Affirming the Attribute of Fingers for Allah Without Specifying How or How Many
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some scholars say we affirm for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) the Attribute of fingers, but without specifying how or how many.
The Shaykh:
And without specifying how many.
The questioner:
Answer to this.
The Shaykh:
No, saying "without specifying how many" is an error. Rather, their number is five, as is authentic in the hadith. Yes.
The questioner:
I say, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
As for saying "without specifying how," that is correct. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some scholars say we affirm for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) the Attribute of fingers, but without specifying how or how many.
The Shaykh:
And without specifying how many.
The questioner:
Answer to this.
The Shaykh:
No, saying "without specifying how many" is an error. Rather, their number is five, as is authentic in the hadith. Yes.
The questioner:
I say, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
As for saying "without specifying how," that is correct. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [58] — alfawzan.live (1:14:55)
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