The Attribute of the Ear for Allah the Exalted.
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The questioner : I say, O Shaykh, regarding the Attribute of the Ear for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), what is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding it?
The Shaykh : I do not know why you contradict the Salaf in such questions, as long as the principle is that we believe in it and agree upon it, and it is[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] Why do you ask about the Attribute of hearing? Why?
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, because the hadith of Abu Hurayrah passed by me, in which he pointed to his ears and his sight and so on, and I heard from one of the scholars that the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community is that they neither deny nor affirm this Attribute, the Attribute of the Ear, so I wanted to hear your opinion?
The Shaykh : They do not affirm or deny by opinion. As for what the text has affirmed, they affirm it without asking how, just as it came that he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to the eye, but this does not mean that the eye is like the eye of the Lord of the Worlds, but it is an Attribute of His Attributes that befits His greatness and majesty. So such issues do not need more than believing in the text without asking how. The Salafis, and praise be to Allah, are at ease from this perspective, meaning they are at ease from denial out of fear of falling into likening Allah to creation, and they are at ease from likening Allah to creation by acting in accordance with His transcendence, and the matter is ended.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We affirm what He has affirmed and deny what He has denied. He has denied likeness to His creation, and the matter is ended. If He has affirmed an Attribute for Himself, we affirm it. If He has not affirmed it, we do not affirm anything with our minds. And therefore, I do not see expanding in this issue, even in questions and answers, because these questions and answers cause the masses of people, especially those who have not been established upon the principle of[Ash-Shuraa 42:11], to live in deviation and in straying.
The Shaykh : I do not know why you contradict the Salaf in such questions, as long as the principle is that we believe in it and agree upon it, and it is
There is nothing like unto Him
ليس كمثله شيءThe questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, because the hadith of Abu Hurayrah passed by me, in which he pointed to his ears and his sight and so on, and I heard from one of the scholars that the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community is that they neither deny nor affirm this Attribute, the Attribute of the Ear, so I wanted to hear your opinion?
The Shaykh : They do not affirm or deny by opinion. As for what the text has affirmed, they affirm it without asking how, just as it came that he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to the eye, but this does not mean that the eye is like the eye of the Lord of the Worlds, but it is an Attribute of His Attributes that befits His greatness and majesty. So such issues do not need more than believing in the text without asking how. The Salafis, and praise be to Allah, are at ease from this perspective, meaning they are at ease from denial out of fear of falling into likening Allah to creation, and they are at ease from likening Allah to creation by acting in accordance with His transcendence, and the matter is ended.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We affirm what He has affirmed and deny what He has denied. He has denied likeness to His creation, and the matter is ended. If He has affirmed an Attribute for Himself, we affirm it. If He has not affirmed it, we do not affirm anything with our minds. And therefore, I do not see expanding in this issue, even in questions and answers, because these questions and answers cause the masses of people, especially those who have not been established upon the principle of
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء و هو السميع البصير
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