Review of the Previous Session (Discussion on the Types of Distortion and Denial of Attributes)
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The Shaykh : There is no denial of the divine attributes, no asking how an attribute is, and no likening Allah to creation, and distortion is divided into
The student: Two categories.
The Shaykh : two types: verbal and semantic. Semantic distortion is when the wording remains as it is, but the meaning is changed. Verbal distortion is when the wording is changed, and the meaning may or may not change with it. An example of semantic distortion is...Mishkat al-Masabih 3802, yes, so they said "Allah spoke," meaning He wounded Him with the claws of wisdom. Look, I seek refuge in Allah. Now, the verbal distortion that changes the meaning, Abbas
The student: The one that changes the meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is on the level of the Arabs' saying: "The cloth tore the nail"
The student: The cloth tore?
The Shaykh : I mean the nail. It is known that the thing torn is the cloth, and yet it was raised.[Fatir 35:28] The one feared is Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and yet it was raised. They say that if the doer and the done-to are known by reason, it is permissible to change the wording for that reason. This rule is defective, without any doubt. Otherwise, we would say "Allah created the heavens" and "The heavens created Allah," and everything is known by reason, so we change its wording. This is not something that can be said. Some of them say that it is on the level of the poet's saying:
"I revere you out of respect, and you have no power over me, but you are the fullness of the eye of your beloved"
What is the meaning? That Allah fears the scholars by way of respect, not by way of awe and fear. Yes, because the poet says to the one he is addressing:
"I revere you out of respect, and you have no power over me, but you are the fullness of the eye of your beloved", did you understand? In any case, it is an anomalous recitation, and praise be to Allah, it is not recited in it, nor... Now, regarding the denial of the divine attributes, we mentioned that it is divided into two types: total denial and partial denial. Total denial is the way of whom, O Muhammad Ismail?
The student: Total denial is the way of the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah
The Shaykh : Creation is the eighth attribute, they acknowledge it, unlike the Asha'irah
The student: But they say they exist now, the Asha'irah, despite...
The Shaykh : I mean they acknowledge it as states. He says, "The All-Knowing, possessing knowledge, and His being a Knower." If you added to it, it became...
The student: Two categories.
The Shaykh : two types: verbal and semantic. Semantic distortion is when the wording remains as it is, but the meaning is changed. Verbal distortion is when the wording is changed, and the meaning may or may not change with it. An example of semantic distortion is...
coming on the day of resurrection with his wound spouting blood, the colour being that of blood but the fragrance that of musk
إذا جاء يوم القيامة وجرحه يثعب دما اللون لون الدم والريح ريح المسكThe student: The one that changes the meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is on the level of the Arabs' saying: "The cloth tore the nail"
The student: The cloth tore?
The Shaykh : I mean the nail. It is known that the thing torn is the cloth, and yet it was raised.
Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.
إنما يخشى اللهُ من عباده العلماء"I revere you out of respect, and you have no power over me, but you are the fullness of the eye of your beloved"
What is the meaning? That Allah fears the scholars by way of respect, not by way of awe and fear. Yes, because the poet says to the one he is addressing:
"I revere you out of respect, and you have no power over me, but you are the fullness of the eye of your beloved", did you understand? In any case, it is an anomalous recitation, and praise be to Allah, it is not recited in it, nor... Now, regarding the denial of the divine attributes, we mentioned that it is divided into two types: total denial and partial denial. Total denial is the way of whom, O Muhammad Ismail?
The student: Total denial is the way of the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah
The Shaykh : Creation is the eighth attribute, they acknowledge it, unlike the Asha'irah
The student: But they say they exist now, the Asha'irah, despite...
The Shaykh : I mean they acknowledge it as states. He says, "The All-Knowing, possessing knowledge, and His being a Knower." If you added to it, it became...