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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The usul scholars state in their books, "The judge is Allah, and there is no judge but Allah." Is this generalization correct?

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The questioner : They mention in the books of usul that Allah is the judge and there is no judge other than Him. Is it permissible to apply this term to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), or is it a matter of reporting, like saying "Allah exists" or "Allah is such and such"?

The Shaykh : It is so; it is a matter of reporting. Yes.
One of the attendees: What is the criterion in the matter of reporting?

The Shaykh : That you do not commit to saying:
Allah is a judge الله حاكم
, calling Him by this name...; but this is a meaning you take from the verse:
And He is the best of judges." وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ
[Al-A'raf 7:87]
, or something similar. This is the criterion.
Source alathar.net

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