Explanation of the Hadiths of the Attributes for Deaf and Mute Students Using Sign Language
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A teacher for deaf and mute students explains the hadiths of the attributes using sign language, so it is as if someone said to him that this is likening Allah to creation. If this is likening Allah to creation, what is the method for explaining these hadiths to them?
Answer:
No, this falls under the category of rebuke and clarifying that these attributes are real and not metaphorical; they are real. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited[An-Nisa 4:58], he pointed with his two fingers to his eye and to his ear (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not likening Allah to creation; rather, it is a clarification that this is a reality and not a metaphor, as the one who engages in figurative interpretation claims.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A teacher for deaf and mute students explains the hadiths of the attributes using sign language, so it is as if someone said to him that this is likening Allah to creation. If this is likening Allah to creation, what is the method for explaining these hadiths to them?
Answer:
No, this falls under the category of rebuke and clarifying that these attributes are real and not metaphorical; they are real. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited
Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء أن سبب كفر بني آدم وتركهم دينهم هو الغلو في الصالحين — islamhouse.com (1:08:28)
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