Third: Explicitly stating an action or description that indicates it, such as rising above the Throne, and descending to the lowest heaven
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The Shaykh :"Third: Explicitly stating an action or description that indicates it, such as rising above the Throne" You will not find a name derived from the root of "istawa" (to rise), but you may say that Allah is "mustaw" (having risen) above the Throne. Is it an action or a name? It is an action. You may say: Allah is "mustaw" above the Throne. If someone asks: How do you use "mustaw," a present participle, when what was transmitted is the action "istawa"? We say: Because this action indicates two things: an event and a time. If you wish, say a meaning and a time. The meaning in "istawa" is rising above, and the time is the moment. Yes. "Such as rising above the Throne and descending to the lowest heaven" It is correct to say that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) is "nazil" (descending) to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night. How do you say "nazil" when the hadith says "yunzil" (descends)? Because the action indicates the meaning, which is descending. Now, the third: "And coming to judge between the servants on the Day of Resurrection" Where is this taken from? From His saying: [Al-Fajr 89:22] And the concept of coming is also present. Yes. "And taking revenge on the criminals. The texts indicating these, in order, meaning indicating these attributes, in order, are the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Taha 20:5] And the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): The hadith. And the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Fajr 89:22]. And His saying: [As-Sajdah 32:22]" But note in this that the attribute derived from the action must be restricted by what the action was restricted by. You cannot leave it unrestricted. For example, if someone asks you: Is "al-Muntaqim" (the Avenger) among the names of Allah? The answer is: No. Even if it is paired with "al-'Afuww" (the Pardoner), although in the list of known mentioned names, "al-'Afuww al-Muntaqim" is cited. We do not say it this way. We do not say "al-'Afuww al-Muntaqim." When we affirm this attribute, or affirm it as one of the names of Allah, we must restrict it. It is not possible to say it is a name of Allah if it is not valid except when restricted. This is a difference. Note the difference between a name and a description: a name is valid when unrestricted, but a description, if it is restricted, is not valid except by what it was restricted by.
So we say: We may say that Allah is taking revenge from whom? From the criminals. It is restricted by that. And we do not say that Allah is "al-Muntaqim" (the Avenger), even if we pair it with the word "al-'Afuww" (the Pardoner).
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفاThe Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىOur Lord descends to the lowest heaven
ينزل ربنا إلى السماء الدنياAnd your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وجاء ربك والملك صفاً صفاًIndeed We, from the criminals, will take retribution.
إنا من المجرمين منتقمونSo we say: We may say that Allah is taking revenge from whom? From the criminals. It is restricted by that. And we do not say that Allah is "al-Muntaqim" (the Avenger), even if we pair it with the word "al-'Afuww" (the Pardoner).