Dividing the attributes into essential and action-related
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The questioner:
The Shaykh (may Allah grant you success) said: What do you say about classifying the attributes into essential, active, and essential-active? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
I do not know what "essential-active" is. However, the division into essential attributes, such as the Face, the Hands, the Fingers, and the Foot, as mentioned in the hadith, these are essential. And the Self, as you have heard. As for the active attributes, they are like descending, coming, rising above the Throne, creating, providing sustenance, giving life, and causing death; these are active. As for essential-active, I do not know anything about that.
The questioner:
No.
The Shaykh:
Perhaps this is one of the forced interpretations that some modern people introduce. Yes.
The Shaykh (may Allah grant you success) said: What do you say about classifying the attributes into essential, active, and essential-active? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
I do not know what "essential-active" is. However, the division into essential attributes, such as the Face, the Hands, the Fingers, and the Foot, as mentioned in the hadith, these are essential. And the Self, as you have heard. As for the active attributes, they are like descending, coming, rising above the Throne, creating, providing sustenance, giving life, and causing death; these are active. As for essential-active, I do not know anything about that.
The questioner:
No.
The Shaykh:
Perhaps this is one of the forced interpretations that some modern people introduce. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/3 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط الثالث — youtube.com (39:39)
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