The Relationship Between Affirming the Essence and Affirming the Attributes
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this common question asks: Do we say that whoever affirms the attributes has affirmed the essence?
Answer:
Whoever affirms the essence is required to affirm the attributes; it is a necessary requirement. One may fail to affirm them, as the Jahmiyyah do, but the requirement remains, because there is no abstract essence devoid of attributes. That which has no attributes is non-existent. Therefore, affirming the essence necessitates affirming the attributes. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this common question asks: Do we say that whoever affirms the attributes has affirmed the essence?
Answer:
Whoever affirms the essence is required to affirm the attributes; it is a necessary requirement. One may fail to affirm them, as the Jahmiyyah do, but the requirement remains, because there is no abstract essence devoid of attributes. That which has no attributes is non-existent. Therefore, affirming the essence necessitates affirming the attributes. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح العقيدة السفارينية [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل في ذكر الصفات التي يثبتها لله أئمة السلف دون غيرهم من الخلف — islamhouse.com (39:33)
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