Can a negative attribute include more than one attribute or more than one perfection?
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The Shaykh : Okay, can a negative attribute include more than one attribute? Or more than one perfection?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : How? Yes, I said no to the first one.
The student: You corrected it.
The Shaykh : Okay, give an example.
The student: Death, O Shaykh. Denying the attribute of death from Allah the Exalted is due to the perfection of its opposite, which is life.
The Shaykh : No, yes, Sa'id. Sa'id, yes, what did you mean?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Denying incapacity from Allah Mighty and Majestic includes the perfection of knowledge and power.
The Shaykh : Well done. Denying incapacity includes the perfection of knowledge and power. What is the evidence?
The student: His saying, the Exalted:[Fatir 35:44].
The Shaykh : Well done. May Allah reward you.
The fourth rule: Affirmative attributes are attributes of praise and perfection. The more numerous and varied their implications, the more the perfection of the one described is revealed. Do you understand? Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Unless we explained it, did you answer it? How do you answer what has not been explained? What is the problem? In any case, Allah the Exalted said:
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : How? Yes, I said no to the first one.
The student: You corrected it.
The Shaykh : Okay, give an example.
The student: Death, O Shaykh. Denying the attribute of death from Allah the Exalted is due to the perfection of its opposite, which is life.
The Shaykh : No, yes, Sa'id. Sa'id, yes, what did you mean?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Denying incapacity from Allah Mighty and Majestic includes the perfection of knowledge and power.
The Shaykh : Well done. Denying incapacity includes the perfection of knowledge and power. What is the evidence?
The student: His saying, the Exalted:
But Allah is not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent.
وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعْجِزَهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَلِيمًا قَدِيرًاThe Shaykh : Well done. May Allah reward you.
The fourth rule: Affirmative attributes are attributes of praise and perfection. The more numerous and varied their implications, the more the perfection of the one described is revealed. Do you understand? Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Unless we explained it, did you answer it? How do you answer what has not been explained? What is the problem? In any case, Allah the Exalted said: