Are the names mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah limited or counted?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, are the names that came in the Book and the Sunnah limited or counted?
The Shaykh : No, they are counted, but the problem is that the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differ on this, because it was not specified by the Infallible (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, the scholars differed greatly in specifying them.
The questioner : Are there any criteria?
The Shaykh : No, one cannot set criteria, because these are matters of the unseen that depend on what the text has stated.
The questioner : The attributes of the One who is described... Indeed, Allah the Exalted informed us of them regarding Himself, and He is most knowledgeable about them. Did we mention that we advise them to desire, as we mentioned in the second one?
The Shaykh : Perhaps we saw that we deviated from them regarding Allah Mighty and Majestic. I say, perhaps we deviated from them, and the person has a recollection every hour. The time is over, let us return to the lesson.
The Shaykh : No, they are counted, but the problem is that the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differ on this, because it was not specified by the Infallible (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, the scholars differed greatly in specifying them.
The questioner : Are there any criteria?
The Shaykh : No, one cannot set criteria, because these are matters of the unseen that depend on what the text has stated.
The questioner : The attributes of the One who is described... Indeed, Allah the Exalted informed us of them regarding Himself, and He is most knowledgeable about them. Did we mention that we advise them to desire, as we mentioned in the second one?
The Shaykh : Perhaps we saw that we deviated from them regarding Allah Mighty and Majestic. I say, perhaps we deviated from them, and the person has a recollection every hour. The time is over, let us return to the lesson.