Implementing it leads to its negation*** So abandon it with the abandonment of leaving and forgetting (Clarifying that the one who denies the attributes is not rational but follows his desires, and clarifying our position toward them)
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The Shaykh : He says: "Implementing it leads to its negation *** So abandon it with the abandonment of leaving and forgetting"
This means: that implementing the transmitted texts and prioritizing them over reason leads to neglecting them, which leads to negating them, so abandon them.
And his saying: "to its negation" could mean that he intends the negation of reason, meaning if we implement the transmitted texts when they conflict with reason, then implementing the transmitted texts necessitates the negation of reason, so he is saying:
"So abandon it with the abandonment of leaving and forgetting"
Abandon what? The transmitted texts. "Abandon it with the abandonment of leaving and forgetting" Leave it and forget it as if it never existed, may Allah protect us from that. And I am amazed at these people who say that we follow reason. Would any of them be pleased to be described with attributes that he does not possess, or to deny from his attributes what he does possess? What do you say? He would never be pleased. If a person comes and describes this rational person who claims to be rational with what he does not have, or denies the attributes that he possesses, he would not accept that. So if he does not accept that for himself, how can he accept it for the Lord of the Worlds?! Describing Allah with what He has not described Himself with, or denying what Allah has described Himself with. This is boldness, great boldness. If you do not accept it for yourself, how do you accept it for your Lord? But may Allah protect us, we say in clear terms: they are not rational, but they are people of desires, people of desires.
[Al-Qasas 28:50] This is the reality of their condition; they are people of desires. So what is our position? And Allah has bestowed upon us, and praise be to Allah, a sound creed. Our position revolves around two matters:
First: standing firm on what we are upon, because we are upon the truth.
And second: refuting what they are upon, because they are upon falsehood.
And at that point, we must know their evidence so that we can throw it back at them, because throwing a person with the arrow he made with his own hand is better than throwing him with a new arrow. And I think you know that these people who deny the attributes, each one denies to the other what the other affirms. The law by which he denied to the other is a law that is against him himself. We passed by this issue recently in the words of Ibn al-Qayyim regarding the denial of Allah the Exalted from being described with actions by the people of Kalam, and their refutation of the Mu'tazilah in affirming names without attributes. And we said that the law by which they refuted the Mu'tazilah is a law that is used against themselves. Yes. He said:
"There, I am punished, and the atheists are punished *** And whoever denies atheism is punished" and the correct version is "And there, the atheists are disgraced". ... What?
This means: that implementing the transmitted texts and prioritizing them over reason leads to neglecting them, which leads to negating them, so abandon them.
And his saying: "to its negation" could mean that he intends the negation of reason, meaning if we implement the transmitted texts when they conflict with reason, then implementing the transmitted texts necessitates the negation of reason, so he is saying:
"So abandon it with the abandonment of leaving and forgetting"
Abandon what? The transmitted texts. "Abandon it with the abandonment of leaving and forgetting" Leave it and forget it as if it never existed, may Allah protect us from that. And I am amazed at these people who say that we follow reason. Would any of them be pleased to be described with attributes that he does not possess, or to deny from his attributes what he does possess? What do you say? He would never be pleased. If a person comes and describes this rational person who claims to be rational with what he does not have, or denies the attributes that he possesses, he would not accept that. So if he does not accept that for himself, how can he accept it for the Lord of the Worlds?! Describing Allah with what He has not described Himself with, or denying what Allah has described Himself with. This is boldness, great boldness. If you do not accept it for yourself, how do you accept it for your Lord? But may Allah protect us, we say in clear terms: they are not rational, but they are people of desires, people of desires.
And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allah? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
ومن أضل من اتبع هواه بغير هدى من الله إن الله لا يهدي القوم الظالمينFirst: standing firm on what we are upon, because we are upon the truth.
And second: refuting what they are upon, because they are upon falsehood.
And at that point, we must know their evidence so that we can throw it back at them, because throwing a person with the arrow he made with his own hand is better than throwing him with a new arrow. And I think you know that these people who deny the attributes, each one denies to the other what the other affirms. The law by which he denied to the other is a law that is against him himself. We passed by this issue recently in the words of Ibn al-Qayyim regarding the denial of Allah the Exalted from being described with actions by the people of Kalam, and their refutation of the Mu'tazilah in affirming names without attributes. And we said that the law by which they refuted the Mu'tazilah is a law that is used against themselves. Yes. He said:
"There, I am punished, and the atheists are punished *** And whoever denies atheism is punished" and the correct version is "And there, the atheists are disgraced". ... What?