The Relationship Between the Names of Allah and His Attributes
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Every name includes an attribute, but not every attribute yields a name. However, Ibn al-Qayyim said in *Bada'i' al-Fawa'id* that every name must be derived from an attribute of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
Not the other way around. Every attribute is derived from one of the names of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). It is not the case that every attribute is so; rather, there is no attribute that is not derived from a name. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Mighty, and wisdom from the Wise, and knowledge from the All-Knowing, and hearing from the All-Hearing, and so on. Every name includes an attribute from the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for actions, an attribute may be derived from them, or it may not.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Every name includes an attribute, but not every attribute yields a name. However, Ibn al-Qayyim said in *Bada'i' al-Fawa'id* that every name must be derived from an attribute of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
Not the other way around. Every attribute is derived from one of the names of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). It is not the case that every attribute is so; rather, there is no attribute that is not derived from a name. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Mighty, and wisdom from the Wise, and knowledge from the All-Knowing, and hearing from the All-Hearing, and so on. Every name includes an attribute from the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for actions, an attribute may be derived from them, or it may not.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب احترام أسماء الله تعالى وتغيير الاسم لأجل ذلك، وباب من هزل بشيء فيه ذكر الله أو القرآن أو الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فهو كافر — islamhouse.com (1:05:15)
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