The Third Principle: The names of Allah the Exalted, if they indicate a transitive attribute, entail three matters: the first is the establishment of that name for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
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The Shaykh :"The Third Principle: The names of Allah the Exalted, if they indicate a transitive attribute, entail three matters" The names of Allah the Exalted, if they indicate a transitive attribute, meaning one belonging to other than Allah, then they entail three matters:
"The first is the establishment of that name for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The second is the establishment of the attribute it entails for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The third is the establishment of its ruling and its implication".
Every name among the names of Allah, if it is transitive, entails three matters:
The first is the establishment of that name for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For example, al-Sami' (The All-Hearing) entails this. Al-Sami' is a transitive attribute because you say He hears others. It entails the establishment of the name, which is al-Sami'.
The second is the attribute, which is hearing.
The third is the establishment of its ruling and its implication, which is that He hears with this hearing.
If you do not believe in these three matters, then you have not believed in the names. It is necessary that you believe in these three matters.
"For this reason, the scholars argued for the dropping of the hudud punishment for highway robbers upon repentance. They argued for this based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:34] Because the implication of these two names is that Allah the Exalted has forgiven their sins and shown them mercy by dropping the hudud punishment from them".
Highway robbers are those who ambush people on the roads with weapons and forcibly take their money, saying, "Come, give me your money." These are the highway robbers. They are called highway robbers because they cut off the road; that is, if any person wants to proceed along this road and these people are in it, he hesitates and does not proceed. These people mentioned that the punishment for them is that their hands and feet are cut off from opposite sides, or they are exiled from the land, or before that, they are killed, or crucified, or their hands and feet are cut off, or they are exiled from the land. Then he said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:34].
"The first is the establishment of that name for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The second is the establishment of the attribute it entails for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The third is the establishment of its ruling and its implication".
Every name among the names of Allah, if it is transitive, entails three matters:
The first is the establishment of that name for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For example, al-Sami' (The All-Hearing) entails this. Al-Sami' is a transitive attribute because you say He hears others. It entails the establishment of the name, which is al-Sami'.
The second is the attribute, which is hearing.
The third is the establishment of its ruling and its implication, which is that He hears with this hearing.
If you do not believe in these three matters, then you have not believed in the names. It is necessary that you believe in these three matters.
"For this reason, the scholars argued for the dropping of the hudud punishment for highway robbers upon repentance. They argued for this based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
إلا الذين تابوا من قبل أن تقدروا عليهم فاعلموا أن الله غفور رحيمHighway robbers are those who ambush people on the roads with weapons and forcibly take their money, saying, "Come, give me your money." These are the highway robbers. They are called highway robbers because they cut off the road; that is, if any person wants to proceed along this road and these people are in it, he hesitates and does not proceed. These people mentioned that the punishment for them is that their hands and feet are cut off from opposite sides, or they are exiled from the land, or before that, they are killed, or crucified, or their hands and feet are cut off, or they are exiled from the land. Then he said: