The Ruling on Describing Allah with Deceit
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Question:
And other than that, the Shaykh. May Allah grant Ahmad success, may Allah the Exalted grant him success in whatever He wills. Who is it that He deceives?
Answer:
No, He is not described with deceit in any way. Rather, it is said that Allah deceives the one who deceives Him, or that He deceives His servants. The wording of the verses is brought:[Al-Anfal 8:30] [Ali 'Imran 3:54] Yes. As for saying that "the Deceiver" is among His names, that is not permissible; it is forbidden. Yes.
And other than that, the Shaykh. May Allah grant Ahmad success, may Allah the Exalted grant him success in whatever He wills. Who is it that He deceives?
Answer:
No, He is not described with deceit in any way. Rather, it is said that Allah deceives the one who deceives Him, or that He deceives His servants. The wording of the verses is brought:
But they plan, and Allah plans
وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُAnd the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned
وَمَكَرُوا وَمَكَرَ اللَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 16 / شرح مسائل الجاهلية / المسألة الثانية والخمسون/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:23)
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