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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Difference Between the Names and the Attributes

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, how is the training conducted between the causes?

Answer:
The distinction is clear. A name is what Allah the Exalted named Himself with, such as al-Aziz (the Mighty), al-Hakim (the Wise), al-Alim (the All-Knowing), Allah, al-Rahman (the Most Merciful), and al-Rahim (the Merciful). These are names. As for mercy, might, knowledge, hearing, and sight, these are attributes. An attribute is derived from every name: al-Sami' (the All-Hearing) yields the attribute of hearing, al-Basir (the All-Seeing) yields the attribute of sight, al-Alim (the All-Knowing) yields the attribute of knowledge, and al-Rahman and al-Rahim yield the attribute of mercy, and so on. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 22 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/وسط في باب الصفات/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:06)

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