Some scholars affirmed the attribute of speech for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) based on the Basmala. How is that?
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The questioner : Your Eminence! Some scholars mentioned affirming the attribute of speech based on the Basmala. What is the basis for that?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : How do we affirm the attribute of speech based on the Basmala?
The Shaykh : From "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy."
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Because "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy" is from the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for it is a verse from the Book of Allah, and the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is entirely the speech of Allah, as Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:[At-Tawbah 9:6] It is known that the intended meaning of the verse is: until he hears the speech of Allah from its reciter, since it is impossible that the intended meaning is: he hears the speech of Allah from the One who speaks it, who is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : How do we affirm the attribute of speech based on the Basmala?
The Shaykh : From "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy."
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Because "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy" is from the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for it is a verse from the Book of Allah, and the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is entirely the speech of Allah, as Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said: