Why was the expression of denying similarity preferred over the expression of denying likeness?
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The questioner : Now, what is the danger in saying... likeness?
The Shaykh : The danger, as Shaykh al-Islam says, is that this group who distorted the meaning said: the slightest likeness necessitates denial, meaning: the slightest likeness between the Creator and the created must be denied.
The questioner : No, it is better that we reject this premise.
The Shaykh : No, it is better that we proceed according to what came in the Qur'an; this is the best.[Ash-Shuraa 42:11]
The Shaykh : The danger, as Shaykh al-Islam says, is that this group who distorted the meaning said: the slightest likeness necessitates denial, meaning: the slightest likeness between the Creator and the created must be denied.
The questioner : No, it is better that we reject this premise.
The Shaykh : No, it is better that we proceed according to what came in the Qur'an; this is the best.