The meaning of the poet's statement: "When these three are complete in him, fully absolved of any deficiency, for what purpose did he live among us, concealing denial and the denial of divine attributes in the ages?"
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The Shaykh :"When these three are complete in him, fully absolved of any deficiency"
"For what purpose did he live among us, concealing denial and the denial of divine attributes in the ages"
Tell him, if it is complete in my view, then when it is complete...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is complete in what you have; the second copy is negated.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, very well, that is appropriate. "When it is complete" means it is complete in these three things.
"For what purpose did he live among us, concealing denial and the denial of divine attributes in the ages"
If these three are all complete in his case, meaning knowledge, sincere advice, and explanation, why did he conceal what he knew about Allah (Mighty and Majestic) regarding Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? Rather, he was explicit about the opposite. Therefore, he said:
"Rather, he was explicit about the opposite, the truth of his explicitness being clarified by every explanation"
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ever say to the people, "Your Lord is not above you"? No, it was the opposite; he was explicit and clear in every place that He is above everything.
"And for what purpose did he not state explicitly what you stated regarding our Lord, the Most Merciful"
What did they state explicitly?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The denial of divine attributes is the negation of the elevation... he negates the elevation, he negates the elevation, and he never stated it explicitly in any age.
"Was it his inability to do so, or his shortcoming in sincere advice, or the obscurity of this matter"
All three of these are negated. He is not incapable of being explicit about it, for he is the most explicit of creation. He is not short in sincere advice, for he is the most sincere of creation. And this matter is not obscure to him, for he is the most knowledgeable of creation.
"For what purpose did he live among us, concealing denial and the denial of divine attributes in the ages"
Tell him, if it is complete in my view, then when it is complete...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is complete in what you have; the second copy is negated.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, very well, that is appropriate. "When it is complete" means it is complete in these three things.
"For what purpose did he live among us, concealing denial and the denial of divine attributes in the ages"
If these three are all complete in his case, meaning knowledge, sincere advice, and explanation, why did he conceal what he knew about Allah (Mighty and Majestic) regarding Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? Rather, he was explicit about the opposite. Therefore, he said:
"Rather, he was explicit about the opposite, the truth of his explicitness being clarified by every explanation"
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ever say to the people, "Your Lord is not above you"? No, it was the opposite; he was explicit and clear in every place that He is above everything.
"And for what purpose did he not state explicitly what you stated regarding our Lord, the Most Merciful"
What did they state explicitly?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The denial of divine attributes is the negation of the elevation... he negates the elevation, he negates the elevation, and he never stated it explicitly in any age.
"Was it his inability to do so, or his shortcoming in sincere advice, or the obscurity of this matter"
All three of these are negated. He is not incapable of being explicit about it, for he is the most explicit of creation. He is not short in sincere advice, for he is the most sincere of creation. And this matter is not obscure to him, for he is the most knowledgeable of creation.