Is it correct to say that the attributes of Allah the Exalted are as He has informed us?
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The questioner : Is it correct, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, to say that the attributes of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) are as He has informed us?
The Shaykh : No, no, yes, it is correct, without asking how, meaning without asking how an attribute is, but they exist in reality. Because if you said they have no manner whatsoever, that is pure negation. Glory be to Allah. Do you believe that the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has a manner? It must have a manner, in a way that Allah knows best.
The descent to the lowest heaven must have a manner, and Allah knows it best. There is nothing that exists without a manner. What is prohibited is denying similarity, as stated in the verse[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] Yes, the sixth principle.
The questioner : The sixth principle. We said the second piece of evidence from reason for refuting likening Allah to creation is to ask: How can the description of the Creator, who is perfect in all respects, be similar in His attributes to the created, the deficient one who is created? How is this consistent, O Shaykh, do you say in?
The Shaykh : How? What?
The questioner : How is the wording consistent?
The Shaykh : The sixth principle. This is from the aspects. The first, the second, is to say: Read.
The reader: "It is said: How can the Lord, the Creator, who is perfect in all respects, be similar in His attributes to the created, the one who is created" There is an extra word, O Shaykh, that is superfluous.
The Shaykh : Superfluous where? Yes, what does it say? Read the copy you have.
The reader: "It is said: How can the Lord, the Creator, who is perfect in all respects, be similar in His attributes to the created, the deficient one who is created".
The Shaykh : Here, this is superfluous, and you delayed asking about it. I do not remember anyone asking about it, but it is supposed to have been crossed out by mistake. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, yes, it is correct, without asking how, meaning without asking how an attribute is, but they exist in reality. Because if you said they have no manner whatsoever, that is pure negation. Glory be to Allah. Do you believe that the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has a manner? It must have a manner, in a way that Allah knows best.
The descent to the lowest heaven must have a manner, and Allah knows it best. There is nothing that exists without a manner. What is prohibited is denying similarity, as stated in the verse
There is nothing like unto Him
ليس كمثله شيءThe questioner : The sixth principle. We said the second piece of evidence from reason for refuting likening Allah to creation is to ask: How can the description of the Creator, who is perfect in all respects, be similar in His attributes to the created, the deficient one who is created? How is this consistent, O Shaykh, do you say in?
The Shaykh : How? What?
The questioner : How is the wording consistent?
The Shaykh : The sixth principle. This is from the aspects. The first, the second, is to say: Read.
The reader: "It is said: How can the Lord, the Creator, who is perfect in all respects, be similar in His attributes to the created, the one who is created" There is an extra word, O Shaykh, that is superfluous.
The Shaykh : Superfluous where? Yes, what does it say? Read the copy you have.
The reader: "It is said: How can the Lord, the Creator, who is perfect in all respects, be similar in His attributes to the created, the deficient one who is created".
The Shaykh : Here, this is superfluous, and you delayed asking about it. I do not remember anyone asking about it, but it is supposed to have been crossed out by mistake. Yes.