What is the ruling on the figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of the names and attributes of Allah?
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, those who interpret the attributes, Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is an invalid statement.[Al-A'raf 7:180] This is among the distortion (ilhād) regarding the names and attributes of Allah. [Al-A'raf 7:180] And among the distortion regarding them is denying them, distorting them, or diverting them from their apparent meaning through figurative interpretation (ta'wil), or naming created beings with them in a way that implies likeness. Yes.
Shaykh Salih, those who interpret the attributes, Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is an invalid statement.
And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation
وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَAnd to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي
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