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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to attribute to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) a quality of praise that is specific to humans?

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The Shaykh : Naturally, this matter is viewed from the perspective of jurisprudence. This term is used in the science of evaluating narrators, meaning those who are trustworthy. Since that is the case, it is not appropriate to use it for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is unlike a term for which there is an explicit text attributing it to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such as the word "al-Sayyid" (Lord/Master), for example. As you all know, if Allah wills, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on one occasion:
The Master is Allah السَّيِّد الله
. However, the Messenger (peace be upon him) used the term "al-Sayyid" even for someone other than himself (peace be upon him), as is well known in "Sahih al-Bukhari":
Rise for your master قوموا لسيِّدكم
. Since this term has been used in the sense of being attributed to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and also in the sense of being attributed to one of Allah's servants, it is permissible to use it in both senses: for the Creator and for the created. As for a term that has not come in the Sunnah like this one, it is not appropriate to attribute it to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because its original usage is for humans, and it is not fitting to use it for the Creator of humans. This is what appears to me.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Source www.al-albany.com

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