Is it permissible to describe Allah the Exalted as the Beloved or the One Who Is Loved?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to say that among the attributes of Allah the Exalted are "the Beloved" or "the One Who is Loved," based on His saying, the Exalted: What is the rule in such a case?

Answer:
This is not permissible. Allah is not described except by what He has described Himself with. Have you found in the texts that Allah named Himself "the Beloved" or "the One Who Is Loved"? I am restricted to describing or naming Allah only by what He has named Himself with, and this has not come. However, it is mentioned that He loves them and they love Him; this is an attribute of action. So you say, "Allah loves the righteous, loves the doers of good, and loves those who repent," just as He has described Himself with that. This is an attribute of action. You bring the verses: Allah loves those who repent, loves those who purify themselves, loves the righteous, and loves the doers of good. But to say that Allah's name is "the Beloved" or "the One Who Is Loved" is an error.