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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to describe Allah the Exalted as a maker?

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Question : Now, the word "makers"—is it permissible to describe Allah as a maker?

Answer : The answer is yes, but it is attributed to Him as a description, not as a name. This is based on His saying, the Exalted:
[It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all thingsصُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
[An-Naml 27:88]
Thus, the Exalted affirmed for Himself making, not in the sense of a name, but in the sense of an action and a description. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 528 - هل يطلق على الله تعالى أنه صانع؟ شرح تقريب التدمرية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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