The Meaning of the Poet's Statement: "So We Established the Affirmation, O My Friend"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it a fault in the author (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said, “So our creed is affirmation, O my friend,” when our creed is both affirmation and negation, not affirmation alone?
Answer:
No, his intention was that our creed is affirmation, meaning we affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself. That is his intention. Do not attribute to the text what it does not support. He is speaking about the fact that we must affirm for Allah what He has affirmed for Himself. This is an extension of his statement that the names of Allah are based on textual evidence; nothing is affirmed of them except what Allah has affirmed for Himself, or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has affirmed for Him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it a fault in the author (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said, “So our creed is affirmation, O my friend,” when our creed is both affirmation and negation, not affirmation alone?
Answer:
No, his intention was that our creed is affirmation, meaning we affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself. That is his intention. Do not attribute to the text what it does not support. He is speaking about the fact that we must affirm for Allah what He has affirmed for Himself. This is an extension of his statement that the names of Allah are based on textual evidence; nothing is affirmed of them except what Allah has affirmed for Himself, or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has affirmed for Him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 — youtube.com (7:30)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.