Sharing in the names of attributes and the absence of similarity in modality
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Is it considered one of the rules of the names and attributes that similarity in the names does not entail similarity in the attributes?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
That transgression in the names does not necessitate faith in alignment.
The Shaykh:
Correct, this is correct. Similarity in the names and meanings does not entail similarity in modality. This is a known fact. The names and attributes of Allah share the wording with the names and attributes of the created beings, and the meaning is also shared, but the modality and the reality are different. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Is it considered one of the rules of the names and attributes that similarity in the names does not entail similarity in the attributes?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
That transgression in the names does not necessitate faith in alignment.
The Shaykh:
Correct, this is correct. Similarity in the names and meanings does not entail similarity in modality. This is a known fact. The names and attributes of Allah share the wording with the names and attributes of the created beings, and the meaning is also shared, but the modality and the reality are different. Yes.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وقد أمرنا بالاقتفاء لآثارهم، والاهتداء بمنارهم — islamhouse.com (1:04:57)
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