Are some of the attributes of Allah, such as stratagem and deception, from the category of contrast?

The questioner : Sometimes some of the brothers make a mistake regarding the attributes; he says, for example, that stratagem and deception and similar attributes are from the category of contrast. What is your opinion regarding this? Is it from the category of contrast? What is your opinion?

The Shaykh : It is so, but we may not be compelled to say it is from the category of contrast, considering that every attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) differs completely from the attributes of the created beings. The stratagem of a human is not the stratagem of the Lord of all people. The mere fact that He described Himself as the best of schemers is sufficient. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) took the attribute that befits His greatness and majesty, not the attribute that, if applied to humans, would be a description of blame for them rather than praise. Therefore, if we say it is from the category of similarity and contrast, that has not been stated in these exact words. The important point is that any attribute differs completely from the attributes of the created beings. Then, no active participle is derived from it; so it is not said, for example, that our Lord is a schemer or a deceiver or the like. Rather, the attribute is pronounced as it came in the Book or in the Sunnah.
And perhaps this extent is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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