Affirming the Attribute of the Self for Allah the Exalted
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it derived from these texts, namely[Al-Ma'idah 5:116] and also [Ali 'Imran 3:28], and also the mention of "in My Self," that the attribute of the Self is affirmed for Allah, Glorified and Exalted?
Answer:
Affirming the Self for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is derived from these texts. Affirming the Self for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is affirmed, and it is the Essence. The Essence and the Self mean the same thing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it derived from these texts, namely
You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself
تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَAnd Allah warns you of Himself
وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُAnswer:
Affirming the Self for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is derived from these texts. Affirming the Self for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is affirmed, and it is the Essence. The Essence and the Self mean the same thing. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { ولله العزة ولرسوله وللمؤمنين } — islamhouse.com (46:32)
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