Explanation of the rule that if a name is one of the names of Allah that is not transitive, then faith in it is not complete except by two things
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The Shaykh : As for when the name is not transitive but is rather intransitive, faith in it is not complete except by affirming it as a name for Allah and affirming the meaning it indicates, because it has no meaning that relates to something outside the essence of Allah. For example, al-Hayy (the Living). Al-Hayy is one of the names of Allah, so faith in it is not complete except by affirming it as a name for Allah and affirming the meaning it indicates, which is life.
The student: Life.
The Shaykh : Life. Well done. And it is life. Does it have a meaning that relates to something other than it? Pay attention, everyone. Does it have a meaning that relates to something other than the Living? Relates to something other than... let us see. The attribute...
The student: The Living, but the body is not living.
The Shaykh : And what is it?
The student: The Living.
The Shaykh : The life of Allah.
The student: The Living is living, but al-Hayy is a shared name, like the life of a human being.
The Shaykh : I do not say, "I am living and you are living and the other one is living." The names of Allah include al-Hayy, and His description is life. Does it have a meaning that relates to something other than Him? I mean, like al-Sami' (the All-Hearing) hears others. Does life have a meaning that relates to others? Rest. What do you say? Yes, at first he used to say no, but he heard someone say "Yahya" (He gives life) and said "Yahya." In any case, perhaps some people imagine that al-Muhyi (the Giver of Life) means al-Hayy (the Living), and this is a mistake. Al-Muhyi relates to others; it relates to others. For this reason, we say that Allah the Exalted gives life and causes death. As for life, it relates only to the essence of Allah. So, regarding al-Hayy, faith in it is not complete except by affirming it as one of the names of Allah and affirming the meaning it indicates, which is life, and it does not relate to others. This is a useful rule regarding the names of Allah. What is the need for us to bring every name from the names of Allah? One example is sufficient. As for the second verse...
The student: Life.
The Shaykh : Life. Well done. And it is life. Does it have a meaning that relates to something other than it? Pay attention, everyone. Does it have a meaning that relates to something other than the Living? Relates to something other than... let us see. The attribute...
The student: The Living, but the body is not living.
The Shaykh : And what is it?
The student: The Living.
The Shaykh : The life of Allah.
The student: The Living is living, but al-Hayy is a shared name, like the life of a human being.
The Shaykh : I do not say, "I am living and you are living and the other one is living." The names of Allah include al-Hayy, and His description is life. Does it have a meaning that relates to something other than Him? I mean, like al-Sami' (the All-Hearing) hears others. Does life have a meaning that relates to others? Rest. What do you say? Yes, at first he used to say no, but he heard someone say "Yahya" (He gives life) and said "Yahya." In any case, perhaps some people imagine that al-Muhyi (the Giver of Life) means al-Hayy (the Living), and this is a mistake. Al-Muhyi relates to others; it relates to others. For this reason, we say that Allah the Exalted gives life and causes death. As for life, it relates only to the essence of Allah. So, regarding al-Hayy, faith in it is not complete except by affirming it as one of the names of Allah and affirming the meaning it indicates, which is life, and it does not relate to others. This is a useful rule regarding the names of Allah. What is the need for us to bring every name from the names of Allah? One example is sufficient. As for the second verse...