Describing Allah the Exalted with the attribute of being the First
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The questioner:
Regarding the permissibility of describing the dominion of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, with being the First.
The Shaykh:
For example, the disobedience of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); his dominion has always been the First, he is always seeking forgiveness for him, his servants have always...
The questioner:
But Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is not described...
The Shaykh:
as the First, but the names are not counted in the Sunnah, they are counted in our magazine first, He is the First and the Last, but we used to say the one who does before Him before everything and after everything, nothing has been established, nothing has been exalted from the council of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,
The questioner:
establishment as he says.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. May Allah heal.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in it, there is no harm in it, then he opened the Qur'an from his taslim.
Regarding the permissibility of describing the dominion of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, with being the First.
The Shaykh:
For example, the disobedience of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); his dominion has always been the First, he is always seeking forgiveness for him, his servants have always...
The questioner:
But Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is not described...
The Shaykh:
as the First, but the names are not counted in the Sunnah, they are counted in our magazine first, He is the First and the Last, but we used to say the one who does before Him before everything and after everything, nothing has been established, nothing has been exalted from the council of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,
The questioner:
establishment as he says.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. May Allah heal.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in it, there is no harm in it, then he opened the Qur'an from his taslim.
Source
شرح الوابل الصيب من الكلم الطيب، بداية من الفصل الثامن في أذكار دخول المسجد والخروج منه — islamhouse.com (9:07)
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