Affirming the Attribute of Amazement for Allah in the Hadith of the Shepherd
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his statement in the hadithMishkat al-Masabih 665, is it taken from this that this wondrous attribute is affirmed?
Answer:
Amazement, yes. Allah is amazed, as He described Himself with that, and the created being is amazed, but with the difference between the attributes of the Creator and the attributes of the created.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his statement in the hadith
God is pleased with a shepherd
يعجب ربك من راعي غنمAnswer:
Amazement, yes. Allah is amazed, as He described Himself with that, and the created being is amazed, but with the difference between the attributes of the Creator and the attributes of the created.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الأذان — islamhouse.com (1:03:01)
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