And Allah grants understanding of His verses to whom He wills, a provision without reckoning (Clarifying what the people of kalam attribute to the people of the Sunnah, which they assume is necessary for them, but is not necessary, such as affirming the attributes)
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The Shaykh : He said, may Allah have mercy on him:
"And Allah grants understanding of His verses to whom He wills, a provision without reckoning"
He spoke the truth, may Allah have mercy on him. Allah may grant a person understanding of His speech, an understanding without parallel, or the matter may be the opposite.
"And beware of the accounts of the masters of k *** lam regarding the opponents, which are full of nonsense"
Beware of the accounts of the masters of kalam, meaning the theologians, regarding the opponents, and by them they mean the people of the Sunnah, which are full of nonsense.
"So they attributed to them what they assumed was necessary for them, and said that is their doctrine without proof"
They attributed to the people of the Sunnah what they assumed was necessary for their doctrine, saying, "This is their doctrine." They said, "The people of the Sunnah say that Allah has limbs and parts, and that He moves, and that He sees one thing and not another," and so on. They mislead the common people, who assume that this is the correct doctrine. He says:
"So they attributed to them what they assumed was necessary for them, and said that is their doctrine without proof
They lied about them, slandering them with what they thought would bind them in slander.
So, does it necessarily follow for us, if we affirm for Allah a Face, Eyes, Hands, and Feet, that we have ever likened Him to creation? Do they say, "You are those who liken Him to creation"? Does it necessarily follow for us to say that Allah has a body? No, it does not follow for us. But they say, "You are those who ascribe a body to Allah." Does it necessarily follow for us to say that Allah has limbs? No, it does not follow for us. And they say, "You are those who liken Him to creation, saying this."
"And Allah grants understanding of His verses to whom He wills, a provision without reckoning"
He spoke the truth, may Allah have mercy on him. Allah may grant a person understanding of His speech, an understanding without parallel, or the matter may be the opposite.
"And beware of the accounts of the masters of k *** lam regarding the opponents, which are full of nonsense"
Beware of the accounts of the masters of kalam, meaning the theologians, regarding the opponents, and by them they mean the people of the Sunnah, which are full of nonsense.
"So they attributed to them what they assumed was necessary for them, and said that is their doctrine without proof"
They attributed to the people of the Sunnah what they assumed was necessary for their doctrine, saying, "This is their doctrine." They said, "The people of the Sunnah say that Allah has limbs and parts, and that He moves, and that He sees one thing and not another," and so on. They mislead the common people, who assume that this is the correct doctrine. He says:
"So they attributed to them what they assumed was necessary for them, and said that is their doctrine without proof
They lied about them, slandering them with what they thought would bind them in slander.
So, does it necessarily follow for us, if we affirm for Allah a Face, Eyes, Hands, and Feet, that we have ever likened Him to creation? Do they say, "You are those who liken Him to creation"? Does it necessarily follow for us to say that Allah has a body? No, it does not follow for us. But they say, "You are those who ascribe a body to Allah." Does it necessarily follow for us to say that Allah has limbs? No, it does not follow for us. And they say, "You are those who liken Him to creation, saying this."