Affirming the Attributes According to the Asha'irah and the Belief of the Poet
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the words of the poet (may Allah have mercy on him), “He has life, speech, sight, hearing, will, knowledge, and power,” are these not the very same attributes that the Asha'irah affirmed? Does this imply [association with Allah] or not?
The Shaykh:
The Asha'irah affirmed them. If they affirmed them, that is a good thing; that is the truth. We do not reject the truth. They affirmed them, and that is the truth. It is not negated just because the Asha'irah affirmed them. We agree with this. Since they affirmed them, they are required to affirm the remaining attributes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. Does this imply that the poet's belief is Ash'ari or something else?
The Shaykh:
No, no, it does not imply that, if Allah wills. But he only mentioned examples; he did not limit it to these, as if he had nothing but these, as the Asha'irah say. But he mentioned them as examples.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the words of the poet (may Allah have mercy on him), “He has life, speech, sight, hearing, will, knowledge, and power,” are these not the very same attributes that the Asha'irah affirmed? Does this imply [association with Allah] or not?
The Shaykh:
The Asha'irah affirmed them. If they affirmed them, that is a good thing; that is the truth. We do not reject the truth. They affirmed them, and that is the truth. It is not negated just because the Asha'irah affirmed them. We agree with this. Since they affirmed them, they are required to affirm the remaining attributes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. Does this imply that the poet's belief is Ash'ari or something else?
The Shaykh:
No, no, it does not imply that, if Allah wills. But he only mentioned examples; he did not limit it to these, as if he had nothing but these, as the Asha'irah say. But he mentioned them as examples.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 — youtube.com (6:29)
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