Is it a condition in what is reported about Allah that it not contain any deficiency, or that it contain perfection?
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The questioner : Is it a condition in what is valid to report about Allah that it not contain any deficiency, or that it indicate perfection?
The Shaykh : No. If it contains a deficiency, even if it also contains a perfection, it is not attributed to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in an absolute sense. We have mentioned that things fall into three categories:
One category contains no perfection in any way. This is never attributed to Allah, neither absolutely nor in a qualified sense.
The second category is a perfection that contains no deficiency. This is attributed to Allah, but it is not named by it.
The third category is what contains a deficiency in one state and a perfection in another state. This is not attributed to Allah in an absolute sense, but is only attributed to Him in the state of perfection.
The student: And the fourth category, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: That which contains neither deficiency nor perfection.
The Shaykh : There is nothing regarding Allah. There is nothing.
The student: Like a thing, for example.
The Shaykh : There is nothing. Yes.
The Shaykh : No. If it contains a deficiency, even if it also contains a perfection, it is not attributed to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in an absolute sense. We have mentioned that things fall into three categories:
One category contains no perfection in any way. This is never attributed to Allah, neither absolutely nor in a qualified sense.
The second category is a perfection that contains no deficiency. This is attributed to Allah, but it is not named by it.
The third category is what contains a deficiency in one state and a perfection in another state. This is not attributed to Allah in an absolute sense, but is only attributed to Him in the state of perfection.
The student: And the fourth category, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: That which contains neither deficiency nor perfection.
The Shaykh : There is nothing regarding Allah. There is nothing.
The student: Like a thing, for example.
The Shaykh : There is nothing. Yes.