Definition of Tawhid al-Asma' wa al-Sifat (Oneness of the Names and Attributes)
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Question:
What is the definition, O Shaykh, of Tawhid al-Asma' wa al-Sifat (Oneness of the Names and Attributes)?
Answer:
Affirming them as they came, affirming them without likening Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to creation, and purifying Him (Mighty and Majestic) from resembling the created beings, purifying Him without denying His attributes, in accordance with His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He):[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] So He affirmed for Himself hearing and sight, and negated for Himself resembling the created beings in that and in other matters. Yes.
What is the definition, O Shaykh, of Tawhid al-Asma' wa al-Sifat (Oneness of the Names and Attributes)?
Answer:
Affirming them as they came, affirming them without likening Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to creation, and purifying Him (Mighty and Majestic) from resembling the created beings, purifying Him without denying His attributes, in accordance with His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He):
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/116 — archive.org (7:13)
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