Affirming the attributes for which no text has come
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Question:
Other than Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, does affirming for Allah the attribute of descending, and the attributes of coming and approaching, necessitate that we also affirm for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, the attribute of ascending, and the attributes of departing and rising?
Answer:
We do not affirm except what Allah has affirmed, and we do not deny except what Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has denied. So whatever has not come in a text affirming it and has not been denied, we remain silent about it.
Other than Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, does affirming for Allah the attribute of descending, and the attributes of coming and approaching, necessitate that we also affirm for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, the attribute of ascending, and the attributes of departing and rising?
Answer:
We do not affirm except what Allah has affirmed, and we do not deny except what Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has denied. So whatever has not come in a text affirming it and has not been denied, we remain silent about it.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فمما جاء من آيات الصفات — islamhouse.com (1:05:06)
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