Does giving examples and then saying "To Allah belongs the highest example" fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted: "So do not set forth for Allah any similes"?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) the statement of Allah the Exalted:

So do not assert similarities to Allah

فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ

[An-Nahl 16:74]

So do not assert similarities to Allah

فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ

[An-Nahl 16:74]

He says: And we hear people giving examples and then saying "To Allah belongs the highest example," and this is for the sake of admonition. Does this fall under the verse?

Answer:
No, it does not fall under the verse. If one gives an example for the sake of making things clear to people and helping them understand, not for the sake of likening it to the names and attributes of Allah, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.

And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him

وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ

[Ar-Rum 30:27]

. Everything is easy for Him (Glorified and Exalted is He), but this is in the category of convincing people, and it is easier for Him. Then He said:

To Him belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth.

وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

[Ar-Rum 30:27]

. Giving an example for the sake of making things clear is not a problem. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يدخل ضرب أمثلة ثم قول لله المثل الأعلى في قوله تعالى ﴿فلا تضربوا لله الأمثال﴾؟ — youtube.com

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