Do we attribute the quality of selfhood to Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: Is the self (nafs) the selfhood (dhat), or are they different? This is regarding Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
Answer:
Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, says, and Allah warns you of Himself. So what is in the Qur'an is that we attribute the self (nafs) to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, just as He attributed it to Himself. As for the selfhood (dhat), it is expressed by its meaning, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: Is the self (nafs) the selfhood (dhat), or are they different? This is regarding Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
Answer:
Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, says, and Allah warns you of Himself. So what is in the Qur'an is that we attribute the self (nafs) to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, just as He attributed it to Himself. As for the selfhood (dhat), it is expressed by its meaning, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3270] هل نثبت لله صفة الذات؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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