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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Response to the Doubt That the Qur'an Descended upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and How Can the Attribute Be Separated from the Attributed If the Qur'an Is Made an Attribute of Allah?

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The questioner : The poet's question is that they say this Qur'an means it is from the speech of Allah, and the speech of Allah was brought by Jibril to Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and how can the attribute be separated from the attributed? The attribute cannot be separated from the attributed. Therefore, this is speech, meaning an expression from the Essence, which is subsisting in itself.

The Shaykh : Yes. As you wish. That is, they say that the Asha'irah say that the Qur'an was brought by Jibril to Muhammad (peace be upon him), and if you make it one of the attributes of Allah, how can the attribute be separated from the attributed? So be it. The answer to this is simple. When I say to you, "O Hidayat Allah, convey to Ahmad such and such and such," the speech is from him, it is his speech, right? Whose speech is it? It is my speech, and you are the one who conveyed it. So the speech is attributed to the one who said it as the originator, not to the one who said it as a conveyor.

The questioner : And this speech was brought by Jibril, this created being.

The Shaykh : No, no, the original speech is the speech of Allah, but Jibril, this created being, spoke with it. As for the one who spoke with it, it is the speech of Allah. I am now when I recite
(2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds - (3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
[Al-Fatihah 1:2-4]
my voice is created, but what I voice with

The questioner : And.

The Shaykh : is an attribute of Allah, not created. Did you understand? Therefore, Allah described the Qur'an as the speech of Muhammad and the speech of Jibril, and it cannot be the speech of either of the two. He said
(19) [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger (20) [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
[At-Takwir 81:19-20]
Who is meant by the Messenger here? Jibril.
(40) [That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger. (41) And it is not the word of a poetإِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ
[Al-Haqqah 69:40-41]
The Messenger meant here is Muhammad. So he attributed the speech to Muhammad and attributed the speech to Jibril. And it is known that neither Muhammad nor Jibril is the first speaker. Who is the first speaker?
Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
[Ash-Shu'ara 26:192]
Look at the verse in al-Shu'ara, it clarifies:
(192) And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. (193) The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down (194) Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ
[Ash-Shu'ara 26:192-194]
"Indeed, it is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds." This is the first. So to whom is the speech attributed? To the first one who said it, right?
If I said, "Stop, let us weep for the memory of a beloved and a dwelling," who said this word now? Imru' al-Qays. And I said it now, but I said it either as a conveyor if I was ordered to convey it, or as a reciter if I was not ordered to convey it. Clear? Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [710] الرد على شبهة أن نزول القرآن على النبي ﷺ وكيف تنفك الصفة عن الموصوف إذا جعل القرآن صفة لله؟ — youtube.com

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