Does Allah need any of His attributes?

The questioner : If someone says that Allah may need some of His attributes, then without the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), would people have understood what He intended?

The Shaykh : So who is the one who benefits? Who is the one who gains benefit?

The questioner : The people. He does not need it.

The Shaykh : I mean, if all the people were to disbelieve, would Allah need their faith? No, He does not need it; there is no need for Allah, ever. No, can you imagine that? Rather, He (Mighty and Majestic) does it for the benefit of the servants, but it is a need, indeed a dire necessity, for the servants.