Is it correct to add the phrase "without tafwid" to our statement: "We believe in the attributes of Allah the Exalted without tahrif or ta'til..."?
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The questioner : In defining the names and attributes.
The Shaykh : Hm?
The questioner : In our definition of the names and attributes, why do we not add to it and say: "without tafwid"?
The Shaykh : No, because when we say that belief in them is without tahrif or ta'til, tafwid is ta'til. Tafwid is undoubtedly a type of ta'til, and we do not say that, because if by tafwid you mean delegating the meaning, it is an error. If you mean delegating the reality and the modality, then it is correct. For this reason, the Salaf or the scholars did not say "without tafwid" because it carries a possibility of ambiguity.
The Shaykh : Hm?
The questioner : In our definition of the names and attributes, why do we not add to it and say: "without tafwid"?
The Shaykh : No, because when we say that belief in them is without tahrif or ta'til, tafwid is ta'til. Tafwid is undoubtedly a type of ta'til, and we do not say that, because if by tafwid you mean delegating the meaning, it is an error. If you mean delegating the reality and the modality, then it is correct. For this reason, the Salaf or the scholars did not say "without tafwid" because it carries a possibility of ambiguity.