Are the Asha'irah agreed upon on affirming only the seven attributes?
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The student: Shaykh, the attributes that the Asha'irah affirm.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Seven.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And what do they affirm?
The questioner : They affirm, O Shaykh, existence, eternity, subsistence... oneness... knowledge.
The Shaykh : No, no, that is like some of them, and the well-known position is this well-known one that they are seven, as mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam and al-Safarini and others from the people of knowledge, but it is possible that some of them, I mean, would answer with an addition, or otherwise existence suffices for life.
The student: Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, Salim.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Seven.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And what do they affirm?
The questioner : They affirm, O Shaykh, existence, eternity, subsistence... oneness... knowledge.
The Shaykh : No, no, that is like some of them, and the well-known position is this well-known one that they are seven, as mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam and al-Safarini and others from the people of knowledge, but it is possible that some of them, I mean, would answer with an addition, or otherwise existence suffices for life.
The student: Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, Salim.