And as for the intellect: because the manner of a thing's attributes is not known except after knowing the manner of its essence, or knowing its equal counterpart, or through truthful information about it

The Shaykh :"And as for the intellect: because the manner of a thing's attributes is not known except after knowing the manner of its essence, or knowing its equal counterpart, or through truthful information about it, and all these ways are negated regarding the manner of the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so the invalidity of asking how they are is obligatory" Regarding the intellect, we say that the manner of a thing's attributes is not known except after knowing its manner, because knowledge of the manner is a branch of knowledge of the attribute. And you do not know the manner of the essence of Allah, so how can you know the manner of the attributes? This is not possible. Just as the manner of His essence is not known to us, so the manner of His attributes is likewise not known. Yes. And because a thing... yes, or knowledge of its equal counterpart, or truthful information about it. Knowledge of its equal counterpart is like if I say: my car is like your car. Do you now know the manner of my car or not? Why? Because you observe its counterpart. Or truthful information about it, such as if I tell you: my car is a 1999 model, its color is red, its tires are radial, and what else? A Shabab, or the second one after it is fast. Yes. Do you know its attributes or not? You know them, because I informed you and I am truthful. Do these three ways exist regarding the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? No. So we cannot know the manner of the attributes of Allah by intellect for these three reasons. The lesson is finished.