What is the meaning of the rule: “Every perfection established for a created being in which there is no deficiency in any way, Allah is more deserving of it”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: regarding the rule that every perfection established for a created being in which there is no deficiency in any way, Allah is more deserving of it. We ask you to clarify it for us, because it has been difficult for us to understand.
Answer:
Yes. Every perfection established for a created being, because Allah said, “And to Allah belongs the most beautiful descriptions,” meaning the perfect attributes. So every perfection established for a created being, the Creator is more deserving of it, unless that perfection entails a deficiency. For example, the negation of sleep. The negation of sleep is a perfection for Allah, but for a created being it is a deficiency. The one who does not sleep, the one who does not sleep, this is an illness, so it is a deficiency that entails a deficiency for a created being. If you say, “So-and-so does not sleep,” is this praise or blame? It is blame. It is a deficiency in him that he does not sleep. As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), the negation of sleep from Him is a perfection. This is one of the differences between the Creator and the created, because the negation of sleep entails a deficiency, so Allah is not described with a deficiency (Glorified and Exalted is He).
For example, a child. Allah negated a child from Himself. This is a perfection for Allah, but for a created being, the one who does not have children, is he deficient or complete? Complete? Deficient? This is a deficiency. So there is a difference between the negation of a child from Allah and its negation from a created being. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: regarding the rule that every perfection established for a created being in which there is no deficiency in any way, Allah is more deserving of it. We ask you to clarify it for us, because it has been difficult for us to understand.
Answer:
Yes. Every perfection established for a created being, because Allah said, “And to Allah belongs the most beautiful descriptions,” meaning the perfect attributes. So every perfection established for a created being, the Creator is more deserving of it, unless that perfection entails a deficiency. For example, the negation of sleep. The negation of sleep is a perfection for Allah, but for a created being it is a deficiency. The one who does not sleep, the one who does not sleep, this is an illness, so it is a deficiency that entails a deficiency for a created being. If you say, “So-and-so does not sleep,” is this praise or blame? It is blame. It is a deficiency in him that he does not sleep. As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), the negation of sleep from Him is a perfection. This is one of the differences between the Creator and the created, because the negation of sleep entails a deficiency, so Allah is not described with a deficiency (Glorified and Exalted is He).
For example, a child. Allah negated a child from Himself. This is a perfection for Allah, but for a created being, the one who does not have children, is he deficient or complete? Complete? Deficient? This is a deficiency. So there is a difference between the negation of a child from Allah and its negation from a created being. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [429 -858] ما معنى قاعدة: (كل كمال ثبت للمخلوق لا نقص فيه بوجه من الوجوه، فالله أولى به) — youtube.com
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