Is the speech of Allah affirmed like His other attributes, with the manner of it being referred to Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the commentator’s statement, “You do not know the manner of His speech with it, in a way that is not metaphorical”?
Answer:
No. He says: You do not know the manner of His speech with it, in a way that is not metaphorical. Yes, like the other attributes. As for the other attributes, we affirm them as they came, we know their meaning, but we do not know their manner. The manner is known only to Allah. And speech is among them. So we affirm for Allah that Allah speaks, but how He speaks is like His other attributes. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the commentator’s statement, “You do not know the manner of His speech with it, in a way that is not metaphorical”?
Answer:
No. He says: You do not know the manner of His speech with it, in a way that is not metaphorical. Yes, like the other attributes. As for the other attributes, we affirm them as they came, we know their meaning, but we do not know their manner. The manner is known only to Allah. And speech is among them. So we affirm for Allah that Allah speaks, but how He speaks is like His other attributes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 787- هل يُثبت كلام الله كسائر صفاته مع تفويض الكيفية؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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