Is it said that Allah has a body?
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The Shaykh : Look at the people of innovation; they denied the negation of the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), rather, they affirmed the negation of the attributes of Allah based on the premise that affirming them necessitates ascribing a body to Allah, and a body in the case of Allah is forbidden in their view. This contains ambiguity. What is the body that is forbidden in your view? You must specify. If you mean by body a body composed of parts, where one part is established by another, and one part does not remain with the annihilation of the other, this is impossible for Allah. But if you mean by body what is described with the attributes befitting Him, this is not impossible. This is established for Allah. So look at how generalization corrupted these people. They said, "It is not a body," and everything necessitates that it be a body, so it is forbidden in their view. Yes, indeed. So may Allah have mercy on him, he said: "Indeed, generalization and vagueness without clarification have corrupted this existence and confused minds and opinions in every age". Yes.
The student: We said Allah has a body.
The Shaykh : We say what we say: a body, and... Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has a Self described with the attributes befitting Him. Yes.
The student: O Shaykh, it seems he translated for the men...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Translated...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: Al-Qahatani.
The Shaykh : He did not specify.
The student: You indicated.
The Shaykh : Yes, it was not mentioned. Yes.
The reader: "And recitation"
The Shaykh : If you want to help us with it, you are fine.
The student: But... the questions.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ... the questions.
The Shaykh : The questions when their time comes.
The student: Their time has come.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: After every definition, for every segment.
The Shaykh : No, no, if we proceed this way, we will not accomplish anything.
The student: Leave it like al-Bukhari, three.
The student: No, no.
The Shaykh : Do you want us to make it three for every segment?
The student: No, no.
The student: In the end, five minutes.
The Shaykh : By Allah, if I were to explain this to you... you would differ on it.
The student: We said Allah has a body.
The Shaykh : We say what we say: a body, and... Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has a Self described with the attributes befitting Him. Yes.
The student: O Shaykh, it seems he translated for the men...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Translated...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: Al-Qahatani.
The Shaykh : He did not specify.
The student: You indicated.
The Shaykh : Yes, it was not mentioned. Yes.
The reader: "And recitation"
The Shaykh : If you want to help us with it, you are fine.
The student: But... the questions.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ... the questions.
The Shaykh : The questions when their time comes.
The student: Their time has come.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: After every definition, for every segment.
The Shaykh : No, no, if we proceed this way, we will not accomplish anything.
The student: Leave it like al-Bukhari, three.
The student: No, no.
The Shaykh : Do you want us to make it three for every segment?
The student: No, no.
The student: In the end, five minutes.
The Shaykh : By Allah, if I were to explain this to you... you would differ on it.
