Is the attribute of descent an essential attribute or an attribute of action?
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The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is it correct to say that descent is like speech?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... that descent is like speech, and thus it is an essential attribute.
The Shaykh : First, it is necessary for us to know that anything that relates to His will and choice is an attribute of action. Do you understand? And action is a genus that includes types, and types include individuals. For example, action is a genus that includes speech, descent, rising above the Throne, providing sustenance, giving life, and causing death. This genus encompasses every action that proceeds from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This genus contains types: speech has types such as news, inquiry, command, and prohibition. These types also have individuals. This is one. This is one. All of these are commands. So, action means affirming actions, which are vast and we cannot count them.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is it correct to say that descent is like speech?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... that descent is like speech, and thus it is an essential attribute.
The Shaykh : First, it is necessary for us to know that anything that relates to His will and choice is an attribute of action. Do you understand? And action is a genus that includes types, and types include individuals. For example, action is a genus that includes speech, descent, rising above the Throne, providing sustenance, giving life, and causing death. This genus encompasses every action that proceeds from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This genus contains types: speech has types such as news, inquiry, command, and prohibition. These types also have individuals.