Affirming the Self for Allah the Exalted, based on His saying: “And Allah warns you of Himself”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In Allah’s saying[Ali 'Imran 3:28], is it derived from this that the Self is affirmed for Allah?
Answer:
Yes, this is in the Qur’an[Al-Ma'idah 5:116], the saying of 'Isa (peace be upon him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In Allah’s saying
And Allah warns you of Himself
وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُAnswer:
Yes, this is in the Qur’an
You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.
تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحث على الأضحية — islamhouse.com (1:15:01)
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