This is the denial of the actions, just as the denial of the attributes is by the standard (clarifying that the Asha'irah in their denial of the attributes of action are like the Mu'tazilah in their denial of the attributes)

The Shaykh : He said: "This is the denial of the actions *** just as the denial of the attributes is by the standard"
Meaning, the denial by the Asha'irah of the attributes of action is like the denial by the Mu'tazilah of the absolute attributes. These are the deniers of the actions, and the Mu'tazilah are the deniers of the attributes. The doctrine of the Mu'tazilah is to affirm the names without the attributes, and it is well known that their doctrine is also invalid. They say that Allah is Hearing, but
The student: without hearing

The Shaykh : and not Hearing, Seeing but not sight, Knowing but not knowledge, Living but not life, and so on. They deny that Allah has an attribute, either because an attribute does not subsist except in a body, and bodies are similar to one another, or because if we affirmed an ancient attribute, it would necessitate the multiplicity of
The student: the ancients

The Shaykh : the ancients, and this is impossible according to their claim.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This is the denial of the actions *** just as the denial of the attributes is by the standard"
Meaning, exactly the same.