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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is this phrase correct, and what is its meaning: “Every perfection in the created being, Allah is more worthy of it”?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this phrase correct? And what is its meaning: “Every perfection in the created being, Allah is more worthy of it”? And are the attributes of Allah established by the argument of priority?

Answer:
It is not simply “every perfection in the created being” without qualification; rather, every perfection in the created being that does not imply a deficiency—this condition is necessary. Every perfection in the created being that does not imply a deficiency, Allah is more worthy of it. This is from the argument of priority. Yes, this is from the argument of priority. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: “And to Allah belongs the highest description.” As for the perfection in the created being that implies a deficiency, Allah is free from it. Is sleep in the created being a perfection or a deficiency? A perfection? The one who does not sleep has an illness, so Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is free from sleep. So this is a perfection that implies a deficiency, and it does not befit Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). What about offspring? Is giving birth a perfection in the created being or a deficiency? A perfection? The one who gives birth, this is a perfection. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is free from having offspring, because establishing offspring for Allah necessitates a deficiency. So this rule requires this condition: every perfection for the created being that does not imply a deficiency, the Creator is more worthy of it. And this is from the argument of priority, which is taken from His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He):
To Him belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
[Ar-Rum 30:27]
. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [846 -1024] هل هذه العبارة صحيحة وما معناها: كل كمال في المخلوق فإن الله أولى به؟ — youtube.com

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