Does one who denies the attributes of Allah become a disbeliever?
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The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : And is...
The Shaykh : And is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no. Denial is of two types: denial by denial of the truth, which is incompatible with faith, and denial by figurative interpretation, which does not negate faith. So if someone were to say: "Allah did not rise above the Throne," saying it in this manner, he is a disbeliever, because he is denying the report. Thus, denial by denial of the truth is disbelief, while denial by figurative interpretation is not disbelief. And if he were to say: "He rose above, yes, Allah rose above the Throne, but the meaning of 'rose above' is 'took control,'" he does not become a disbeliever.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. But he brought it forth based on his assumption that this is what is intended, meaning: he did not intentionally seek to contradict. For this reason, a distinction is made between the caller to Islam against whom the argument has been established, and the ignorant person against whom the argument has not been established. Yes.
The questioner : And is...
The Shaykh : And is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no. Denial is of two types: denial by denial of the truth, which is incompatible with faith, and denial by figurative interpretation, which does not negate faith. So if someone were to say: "Allah did not rise above the Throne," saying it in this manner, he is a disbeliever, because he is denying the report. Thus, denial by denial of the truth is disbelief, while denial by figurative interpretation is not disbelief. And if he were to say: "He rose above, yes, Allah rose above the Throne, but the meaning of 'rose above' is 'took control,'" he does not become a disbeliever.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. But he brought it forth based on his assumption that this is what is intended, meaning: he did not intentionally seek to contradict. For this reason, a distinction is made between the caller to Islam against whom the argument has been established, and the ignorant person against whom the argument has not been established. Yes.