Delegating the "how" and affirming the meaning in the attributes
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The questioner:
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to say that we delegate the "how" and affirm the meaning?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to say that we delegate the how (kayfiyyah) and affirm the meaning?
The Shaykh:
This is the correct position: that we believe in the meaning and affirm it. As for the how (kayfiyyah) of the attributes, we do not know it and we do not delve into it. As for the meaning, we know it, explain it to people, and clarify it. This is the meaning of the statement of Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): “The istiwā’ (rising above the Throne) is known, and the how (kayfiyyah) is unknown.”
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to say that we delegate the "how" and affirm the meaning?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to say that we delegate the how (kayfiyyah) and affirm the meaning?
The Shaykh:
This is the correct position: that we believe in the meaning and affirm it. As for the how (kayfiyyah) of the attributes, we do not know it and we do not delve into it. As for the meaning, we know it, explain it to people, and clarify it. This is the meaning of the statement of Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): “The istiwā’ (rising above the Throne) is known, and the how (kayfiyyah) is unknown.”
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 32 — archive.org (35:39)
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