What is the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the names and attributes of Allah, and how do they distinguish between a name and an attribute? Does the establishment of a name necessitate the establishment of the attribute, and does the establishment of the attribute necessitate the establishment of the name? And give an example of an action attribute and an attribute of information.
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The questioner : What is the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the names and attributes of Allah, and how do they distinguish between a name and an attribute? Does the establishment of a name necessitate the establishment of the attribute, and does the establishment of the attribute necessitate the establishment of the name?
The Shaykh : The answer to this is:
The student: The student
The Shaykh : Yes, incomplete
The questioner : And give an example of an action attribute and an attribute of information
The Shaykh : Now, the path of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the names and attributes of Allah
The student: ...
The Shaykh : without
The student: distortion or denial of the divine attributes or likening Allah to creation
The Shaykh : and without asking how an attribute is. Now, correct. Their path is to affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself of names and attributes, without distortion, denial of the divine attributes, asking how an attribute is, or comparing Allah to creation. Now, after that, the difference between the name and the attribute, meaning the name:
The student: knowledge
The Shaykh : Knowledge, meaning what Allah is named by, and the attribute
The student: what He is described by
The Shaykh : What Allah is described by. And there is an apparent difference between them, one of which is what the brother mentioned: that the name is considered knowledge of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), encompassing the attribute. Now, after that
The questioner : The second question
The Shaykh : No, no, the rest
The student: Does it necessitate ..
The Shaykh : Does it necessitate? We do not accept the left hand, my brother. Yes
The student: It does not necessitate the establishment of the name, but it necessitates the establishment of the attribute
The Shaykh : Does the affirmation of the name necessitate the affirmation of the attribute?
The student: Does the affirmation of the name necessitate the affirmation of the attribute? Yes, but it does not necessitate
The Shaykh : Answer this, is it just: Does the affirmation of the name necessitate the affirmation of the attribute, or the establishment of the attribute?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It necessitates
The student: The affirmation of the name necessitates the affirmation of the attribute
The Shaykh : Its example
The student: Indeed, Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful
The Shaykh : Al-Ghafur is a name, and what does it necessitate?
The student: Forgiveness, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : And Al-Rahim
The student: Al-Rahim, mercy
The Shaykh : It necessitates the affirmation of mercy. Now, rest. Does the affirmation of the attribute necessitate the affirmation of the name?
The student: No, it does not necessitate
The Shaykh : It does not necessitate
The student: That is because ...
The Shaykh : That we derive from the descent of Allah to the lowest heaven the one who descends, or speech, it does not necessitate that we say we affirm for Allah a name like Al-Mutakallim (The Speaker), for example. Clear. Based on that, which is broader, the names or the attributes?
The student: The attributes
The Shaykh : The attributes are broader. The attributes are broader because every name encompasses an attribute, but not every attribute encompasses a name. Now, and an example, what does he say?
The questioner : And an example of an action attribute and an attribute of information
The Shaykh : And an example of an action attribute
The student: The attribute of coming, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Fajr 89:22]
The Shaykh : What is this?
The student: An action attribute
The Shaykh : Well done. Perfect. The coming, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Fajr 89:22] This is an action attribute. The coming? Say it is an action attribute. The rising above the Throne?
The student: Action attribute
The Shaykh : An action attribute. Now, the attribute of information?
The student: The attribute of information is like the Face, the Hands, and the Eyes
The Shaykh : Well done. Rest. The attribute of information is like the Face, the Hands, the Eyes, the Foot, the Shin, and the like. Now
The Shaykh : The answer to this is:
The student: The student
The Shaykh : Yes, incomplete
The questioner : And give an example of an action attribute and an attribute of information
The Shaykh : Now, the path of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the names and attributes of Allah
The student: ...
The Shaykh : without
The student: distortion or denial of the divine attributes or likening Allah to creation
The Shaykh : and without asking how an attribute is. Now, correct. Their path is to affirm what Allah has affirmed for Himself of names and attributes, without distortion, denial of the divine attributes, asking how an attribute is, or comparing Allah to creation. Now, after that, the difference between the name and the attribute, meaning the name:
The student: knowledge
The Shaykh : Knowledge, meaning what Allah is named by, and the attribute
The student: what He is described by
The Shaykh : What Allah is described by. And there is an apparent difference between them, one of which is what the brother mentioned: that the name is considered knowledge of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), encompassing the attribute. Now, after that
The questioner : The second question
The Shaykh : No, no, the rest
The student: Does it necessitate ..
The Shaykh : Does it necessitate? We do not accept the left hand, my brother. Yes
The student: It does not necessitate the establishment of the name, but it necessitates the establishment of the attribute
The Shaykh : Does the affirmation of the name necessitate the affirmation of the attribute?
The student: Does the affirmation of the name necessitate the affirmation of the attribute? Yes, but it does not necessitate
The Shaykh : Answer this, is it just: Does the affirmation of the name necessitate the affirmation of the attribute, or the establishment of the attribute?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It necessitates
The student: The affirmation of the name necessitates the affirmation of the attribute
The Shaykh : Its example
The student: Indeed, Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful
The Shaykh : Al-Ghafur is a name, and what does it necessitate?
The student: Forgiveness, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : And Al-Rahim
The student: Al-Rahim, mercy
The Shaykh : It necessitates the affirmation of mercy. Now, rest. Does the affirmation of the attribute necessitate the affirmation of the name?
The student: No, it does not necessitate
The Shaykh : It does not necessitate
The student: That is because ...
The Shaykh : That we derive from the descent of Allah to the lowest heaven the one who descends, or speech, it does not necessitate that we say we affirm for Allah a name like Al-Mutakallim (The Speaker), for example. Clear. Based on that, which is broader, the names or the attributes?
The student: The attributes
The Shaykh : The attributes are broader. The attributes are broader because every name encompasses an attribute, but not every attribute encompasses a name. Now, and an example, what does he say?
The questioner : And an example of an action attribute and an attribute of information
The Shaykh : And an example of an action attribute
The student: The attribute of coming, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفاThe Shaykh : What is this?
The student: An action attribute
The Shaykh : Well done. Perfect. The coming, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And your Lord has come and the angels
وجاء ربك والملكThe student: Action attribute
The Shaykh : An action attribute. Now, the attribute of information?
The student: The attribute of information is like the Face, the Hands, and the Eyes
The Shaykh : Well done. Rest. The attribute of information is like the Face, the Hands, the Eyes, the Foot, the Shin, and the like. Now