Affirming the Attribute of Modesty for Allah and Critiquing al-Shawkani’s Interpretation

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Nail al-Awtar*, commenting on the statement: . He said: The intended meaning is that Allah the Exalted does not command modesty in truth, or does not prevent the mention of truth; because modesty is change and breaking, and that is impossible for Him.

Answer:
This is an interpretation, this is an interpretation that al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted from the words of the people of interpretation. Allah is described with modesty, He is described with modesty, but it is a modesty befitting His Majesty, Glorified is He. Indeed, Allah So Allah is modest toward His servant, and it is a modesty befitting His Majesty, Glorified and Exalted is He, which is not like the modesty of the created being, which is breaking.
No, there is a difference between the attributes of the Creator and the attributes of the created being. So we affirm for Allah modesty So Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, is modest, but it is a modesty befitting His Majesty, not like the modesty of the created being, and the interpretation of the modesty of the created being is not applied to Him. Rather, it is said: This is like His other attributes, as befits His Majesty, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.