Types of absolute actions attributed to Allah the Exalted
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His Eminence the Shaykh: Is it permissible to attribute to Allah actions for which there is no text in the Shari'ah, such as the statement: "If Allah did not fear that the people would fall into disbelief, He would have made the roofs of the houses of the disbelievers out of silver and stairways upon them that they could be seen from"?And the statement of the one who says: "Allah wishes that the people would all believe."
Or anything else. What is the rule regarding attributing actions to Allah the Exalted? May Allah reward you with good.
Absolute actions attributed to Allah (Mighty and Majestic): They are either actions of perfection, or actions of deficiency, or neither of these.
As for actions of deficiency, it is not permissible to attribute them to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such as, for example, betrayal.Such as saying: "If Allah had willed, so-and-so would have betrayed so-and-so."
This is not permissible.
-Sometimes they are actions of perfection, such as: Creating, inventing, making, and the like. These are attributed to Allah, and there is no problem with them.
Sometimes they are neither of these, and there is no harm in them either; because the scope of reporting (ikhabar) is broader than the scope of creating (insha').For example: Will (iradah) is known to be established, and it is among the stations of perfection; because it indicates the generality of will.But in many things, like what I mentioned, for example: "Allah the Exalted fears,"Instead of saying "fears," you say: "He dislikes." Dislike has occurred; because fear indicates deficiency, for the one who fears is undoubtedly deficient.So it is not correct for us to say: Fear;Rather, we say: Dislike. As for affection and love, there is no harm in them.
As for awe (khashyah), it is different. Awe may exist without deficiency.But we say: Fear (khawf) is not permissible to attribute to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); because it is a deficiency.
Or anything else. What is the rule regarding attributing actions to Allah the Exalted? May Allah reward you with good.
Absolute actions attributed to Allah (Mighty and Majestic): They are either actions of perfection, or actions of deficiency, or neither of these.
As for actions of deficiency, it is not permissible to attribute them to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such as, for example, betrayal.Such as saying: "If Allah had willed, so-and-so would have betrayed so-and-so."
This is not permissible.
-Sometimes they are actions of perfection, such as: Creating, inventing, making, and the like. These are attributed to Allah, and there is no problem with them.
Sometimes they are neither of these, and there is no harm in them either; because the scope of reporting (ikhabar) is broader than the scope of creating (insha').For example: Will (iradah) is known to be established, and it is among the stations of perfection; because it indicates the generality of will.But in many things, like what I mentioned, for example: "Allah the Exalted fears,"Instead of saying "fears," you say: "He dislikes." Dislike has occurred; because fear indicates deficiency, for the one who fears is undoubtedly deficient.So it is not correct for us to say: Fear;Rather, we say: Dislike. As for affection and love, there is no harm in them.
As for awe (khashyah), it is different. Awe may exist without deficiency.But we say: Fear (khawf) is not permissible to attribute to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); because it is a deficiency.