The Shaykh al-Sha'rawi (may Allah have mercy on him); is it not the attribute of speech in which the Asha'irah agree?
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The questioner : Regarding the discussion of al-Sha'rawi... regarding the speech... is it not one of the seven attributes in which the Asha'irah agree with him...?
The Shaykh : In wording, not in meaning.
The questioner : In wording, not in meaning; all seven attributes, and speech?
The Shaykh : No, speech, the discussion of speech. You know that the people of the Sunnah say that the speech of Allah is uttered and heard; is that not so? The Asha'irah do not say this.
The questioner : But... uttered, not heard.
The Shaykh : No, and not uttered, neither uttered nor heard; rather, they say: speech is mental speech; mental means in the mind of Allah; meaning they interpret the divine speech to be equivalent to divine knowledge. Therefore, when they debate the Mu'tazilah and refute them, they ask: what do you deny regarding the divine speech? Is Allah not able to make His speech understood by Musa? They do not say that it is heard!! Even though the Qur'an says:[Taha 20:13]; so they do not believe in heard speech.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because it is a scientific matter, so Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:255], and thus Allah is able to make Musa hear it in our opinion; but in their opinion, it is to be understood, so they are also deniers of the divine attributes in this attribute, is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The questioner : One of the seven attributes... speech, and why...?
The Shaykh : It is this.
The Shaykh : In wording, not in meaning.
The questioner : In wording, not in meaning; all seven attributes, and speech?
The Shaykh : No, speech, the discussion of speech. You know that the people of the Sunnah say that the speech of Allah is uttered and heard; is that not so? The Asha'irah do not say this.
The questioner : But... uttered, not heard.
The Shaykh : No, and not uttered, neither uttered nor heard; rather, they say: speech is mental speech; mental means in the mind of Allah; meaning they interpret the divine speech to be equivalent to divine knowledge. Therefore, when they debate the Mu'tazilah and refute them, they ask: what do you deny regarding the divine speech? Is Allah not able to make His speech understood by Musa? They do not say that it is heard!! Even though the Qur'an says:
so listen to what is revealed
فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because it is a scientific matter, so Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as He said:
and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَThe questioner: Yes.
The questioner : One of the seven attributes... speech, and why...?
The Shaykh : It is this.
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