Is it correct to divide what is attributed to Allah into a name, an attribute, and a report about Him, if it entails perfection?
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The student: That he makes the division of reporting about Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by a report that does not entail deficiency, but rather entails perfection, a division of this category? This division would be a division of the names and attributes?
The Shaykh : A division, meaning what?
The student: Meaning things are divided into three matters.
The Shaykh : Into what?
The student: Into three things.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Into three things: naming, describing, and reporting.
The Shaykh : No, because describing and naming are all subsumed under reporting. No, no, rather they are more accurate. Even naming: we do not name Allah except with what He has reported that He named Himself with, and the same applies to describing.
The student: Fine, and regarding reporting, we said in the case of, for example, "O Guide, be gentle."
The Shaykh : Yes, what?
The student: The common people saying "O Guide, O Humiliator."
The Shaykh : "O Humiliator" is fine.
The student: Because it is in the category of reporting.
The Shaykh : It is in the category of reporting.
The student: Even if it was not intended.
The Shaykh : We mentioned this before you attended. We mentioned these three categories. Go back to the tapes. Yes, Muhammad.
The Shaykh : A division, meaning what?
The student: Meaning things are divided into three matters.
The Shaykh : Into what?
The student: Into three things.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Into three things: naming, describing, and reporting.
The Shaykh : No, because describing and naming are all subsumed under reporting. No, no, rather they are more accurate. Even naming: we do not name Allah except with what He has reported that He named Himself with, and the same applies to describing.
The student: Fine, and regarding reporting, we said in the case of, for example, "O Guide, be gentle."
The Shaykh : Yes, what?
The student: The common people saying "O Guide, O Humiliator."
The Shaykh : "O Humiliator" is fine.
The student: Because it is in the category of reporting.
The Shaykh : It is in the category of reporting.
The student: Even if it was not intended.
The Shaykh : We mentioned this before you attended. We mentioned these three categories. Go back to the tapes. Yes, Muhammad.