regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: {The work of Allah, Who perfected everything}: Is the name al-Sani' (the Maker) taken from it for Allah?
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The questioner : In the saying of the Mighty and Majestic [An-Naml 27:88], is the attribute of al-Sani' (the Maker) taken from it?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is taken from it that He is informed of as al-Sani' (the Maker).
The questioner : Is it informing (khabar) and not describing (wasf)?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it informing (khabar) and not describing (wasf)?
The Shaykh : Informing (khabar) or describing (wasf), the meaning is the same.
The questioner : Some of the brothers mentioned, O Shaykh, that Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned differences between khabar (informing) and wasf (describing).
The Shaykh : No, no. His intention is khabar and wasf, which is the attribute, not the transitive khabar and wasf. That is, if I describe Allah, then I have informed about Him. But wasf means, and khabar is known, because khabar is the word issued by the one informing, and wasf is the meaning by which the one described is characterized. Yes.
[It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all things
صُنع الله الذي أتقن كل شيءThe Shaykh : Yes, it is taken from it that He is informed of as al-Sani' (the Maker).
The questioner : Is it informing (khabar) and not describing (wasf)?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it informing (khabar) and not describing (wasf)?
The Shaykh : Informing (khabar) or describing (wasf), the meaning is the same.
The questioner : Some of the brothers mentioned, O Shaykh, that Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned differences between khabar (informing) and wasf (describing).
The Shaykh : No, no. His intention is khabar and wasf, which is the attribute, not the transitive khabar and wasf. That is, if I describe Allah, then I have informed about Him. But wasf means, and khabar is known, because khabar is the word issued by the one informing, and wasf is the meaning by which the one described is characterized. Yes.