A detailed inquiry regarding the statement of the theologians that affirming the attributes is composition
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The questioner : Those who spoke of composition, is that the view of... those who speak of indwelling and union?
The Shaykh : No, no, no. They say, "We do not affirm the attributes because affirming the attributes is composition." So we say to them: Is there anything in the composition of a human being with his attributes, or of the described one with his attributes, that is not composed? But even if you call it composition, what prevents affirming it for Allah? Call it whatever you wish—composition or any other name—but we affirm it for Allah. Your naming it composition does not necessitate that we deny it to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), especially since Allah has affirmed it through the Book, the Sunnah, the messengers, reason, the innate natural disposition, and the senses.
The Shaykh : No, no, no. They say, "We do not affirm the attributes because affirming the attributes is composition." So we say to them: Is there anything in the composition of a human being with his attributes, or of the described one with his attributes, that is not composed? But even if you call it composition, what prevents affirming it for Allah? Call it whatever you wish—composition or any other name—but we affirm it for Allah. Your naming it composition does not necessitate that we deny it to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), especially since Allah has affirmed it through the Book, the Sunnah, the messengers, reason, the innate natural disposition, and the senses.