What is the ruling of the scholars regarding the statement of the one who says, "It is the custom of Allah to do such and such," and it is Shaykh al-Maqbali in *al-'Ilm al-Shamil* where he said this is a prohibited expression, so what is the basis for that?

The questioner : Our Shaykh, what is the ruling of the scholars regarding the statement of the one who says, "It is the custom of Allah to do such and such," and it isThe Shaykh : al-Maqbali in *al-'Ilm al-Shamil* who said, and this is a prohibited expression, or something like that. I do not know, meaning, does it have a basis in prohibition or not?

The Shaykh : It appears that the basis for the prohibition is generalizing what is of the nature of humans. And it is perhaps good to mention here what we used to see in some books in the past, which is the statement of Imam al-Shafi'i, "Custom is a second nature." So custom comes from practicing a thing and becoming accustomed to it, and this is not befitting of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). And this indicates the merit of a man when he comes to the people with something that no one else has preceded him with, indicating his jurisprudence and knowledge. And this is a repetition of the thing that the great and the small, the scholar andThe student : the student share in knowing, and there is no great benefit in that.