Are the essential attributes the same as the descriptive attributes?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Are the essential attributes the same as the descriptive attributes?
The Shaykh : No, the descriptive attributes are part of the essential attributes. For example, the hand, the face, the eye, the leg, and the foot are descriptive attributes, and they are essential, meaning: they are necessary for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The essential attributes that are not among the descriptive attributes are also, in a sense, descriptive, because if Allah had not informed us of them, we would not have known them, such as hearing, sight, knowledge, power, and will, and the like. Yes.
The questioner : O honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an? And is there a warning regarding this?
The Shaykh : What was reported?
The questioner : A warning.
The Shaykh : Taking a fee for reciting the Qur'an is forbidden, meaning, a person comes and says: I will recite for you for a fee, and this is forbidden, and there is no reward for it.
As for taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 5737, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made teaching the Qur'an a bridal gift, and the bridal gift is a consideration, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted taking a fee for reciting to the sick, as in the story of the companions who descended as guests upon a group of Arabs, and these people refused to host them, so they moved to the side, and Allah sent a scorpion upon their leader, and it stung him, and they came to the Companions and said: Is there anyone among you who can recite? They said: Yes, but we will not recite for you except for something, so they gave them a flock of sheep, and the reciter recited Surat al-Fatihah for him.
The questioner : Are the essential attributes the same as the descriptive attributes?
The Shaykh : No, the descriptive attributes are part of the essential attributes. For example, the hand, the face, the eye, the leg, and the foot are descriptive attributes, and they are essential, meaning: they are necessary for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The essential attributes that are not among the descriptive attributes are also, in a sense, descriptive, because if Allah had not informed us of them, we would not have known them, such as hearing, sight, knowledge, power, and will, and the like. Yes.
The questioner : O honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an? And is there a warning regarding this?
The Shaykh : What was reported?
The questioner : A warning.
The Shaykh : Taking a fee for reciting the Qur'an is forbidden, meaning, a person comes and says: I will recite for you for a fee, and this is forbidden, and there is no reward for it.
As for taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):