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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the speech of Allah the Exalted an attribute of His essence or an attribute of His action?

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Question:
Other than shirk (associating partners with Allah) and nature, the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is among the attributes of His essence and among His attributes of action.

Answer:
As for the attributes of action, He speaks and speaks whenever He wills, so it is among His attributes of action.
Source شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فمما جاء من آيات الصفات — islamhouse.com (1:07:58)

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