Is every perfection in us a perfection in the right of Allah the Exalted, and is every deficiency in us a deficiency in the right of Allah?

The Shaykh : Eating and drinking, as regards the Creator, is a deficiency, right? Why? Because it means need; He is in need of others and compelled to others. But as regards the created being, is it a deficiency or a perfection? It is a deficiency. Do we say eating or not eating? Eating is good. So, as regards the created being, it is a perfection, right? Therefore, if a person does not eat, we say, "May Allah have mercy on him, what is coming?" Yes, and what do they say? "By Allah, he is sick today, or tired, or changed." Is this a deficiency or not? It is a deficiency, but as regards the Creator, it is a perfection.
Now, sleep as regards the Creator? It is a deficiency. And as regards the created being? It is a perfection. Do you see now? The difference has become clear.
Arrogance is a perfection for the Creator and a deficiency for the created being. Why? Because majesty and greatness are not completed except through arrogance, so that control is complete and no one competes with Him. For this reason, Allah the Exalted threatened whoever competes with Him in majesty and greatness, saying: . So the important point is that not every perfection in the created being is a perfection in the Creator, and not every deficiency in the created being is a deficiency in the Creator. Yes.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Wait, how much have we taken from the author's statement "What He described Himself with"? Five topics, and all of them are important topics, and we presented them before the creed, because what follows will be built upon them, if Allah wills.