Is it among the attributes of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) that He is a person?
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The questioner:
I mentioned to one of them that Allah the Exalted is not described as a person, or as a planter, but rather that is from the category of informing about Allah the Exalted. He said that this is not correct, and that informing includes describing the one about whom information is given, meaning by that that Allah is described as a person, and it is not
The Shaykh:
No, leave him alone. This is just babble. He doesn't know, and he doesn't know that he doesn't know. He thinks he is a scholar. Leave him alone. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That you say what the righteous Salaf said and stop at that, and do not innovate things that the Salaf did not say. They did not say that Allah is a person. They did not say that Allah is a person, and that "the Person" is among His names. Who said this? Yes.
I mentioned to one of them that Allah the Exalted is not described as a person, or as a planter, but rather that is from the category of informing about Allah the Exalted. He said that this is not correct, and that informing includes describing the one about whom information is given, meaning by that that Allah is described as a person, and it is not
The Shaykh:
No, leave him alone. This is just babble. He doesn't know, and he doesn't know that he doesn't know. He thinks he is a scholar. Leave him alone. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That you say what the righteous Salaf said and stop at that, and do not innovate things that the Salaf did not say. They did not say that Allah is a person. They did not say that Allah is a person, and that "the Person" is among His names. Who said this? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 362 - هل من صفات الله سبحانه وتعالى أنه شخص؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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