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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Naming with the beautiful names of Allah, such as al-Qahhar and al-Jabbar

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Question:
And we said, “We know [this] to Allah,” and they said, “We believe and we know,” and we said, “Your father, O Abu al-Qadir, or al-Ghadr, or al-Ghayrah.”

Answer:
It is not befitting for us to liken [creatures] to Allah in these matters. However, it is not forbidden; for example, it is apparent according to the created being, just as al-Aziz and al-Malik are apparent according to the created being. And if it resembles the name of Allah in wording, the meaning is different, the reality is different, and the manner is different. It is not permissible to liken [creatures] to al-Qahhar; it is said only of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). No one is called al-Qahhar; al-Qahhar is Allah. And if al-Qahhar is said of a created being, it means arrogant; this is a characteristic of a sin regarding the created being. Regarding the created being, al-Jabbar is a trait of the self, whereas regarding Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it is a trait of the self, because His majesty is with truth, power, and dominion from Him (Blessed and Exalted is He). Also, al-Jabbar means He mends the broken and mends the hearts.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 من 12/ شرح الأصول الثلاثة / بم عرفت ربك؟ قل: بآياته ومخلوقاته/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:20)

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