Is the negation of attributes only valid with evidence?
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The student: ...?
The Shaykh : Be patient, a second question.
The student: Shaykh, is the negation of attributes only valid with evidence?
The Shaykh : Yes, but when it implies a deficiency, it is negated by evidence.
The questioner : Eating and drinking, as we said?
The Shaykh : It is negated by evidence, for Allah used the refutation of the divinity of 'Isa ibn Maryam and his mother as proof by His saying:[Al-Ma'idah 5:75] Then, the one who eats food is in need and is not fit to be a Lord.
The student: And regarding al-Samad, is there evidence?
The Shaykh : And regarding al-Samad, yes. Look,[An-Nahl 16:60] This necessitates that every attribute of deficiency is negated from Allah, for "the highest description" means the highest attribute. Yes.
The student:[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] What is taken from it?
The Shaykh : It is taken, meaning in any case, one piece of evidence is sufficient. Leave the thing that is under discussion for later.
The student: Regarding the Glorious Name Allah, if we say that the Glorious Name Allah is a second subject, is that better than saying Allah is a second subject?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, correct. Here, if we say Allah in this grammatical case, we do not mean the Essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic); we mean Allah, i.e., this word. But there is no doubt that it is better to say "the Glorious Name." Yes.
The student: Regarding the martyr, Shaykh, what you said... the scholars said he is the one who was killed, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated:Sunan Ibn Majah 2799Hasan (Darussalam)?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the one killed in the path of Allah is called a martyr. We say the verse is now capable of two meanings, and there is no contradiction between them. If it is capable of two meanings and there is no contradiction between them, it is applied to both, because the correct view is that if a word with multiple meanings has meanings that do not contradict each other, it is applied to all of them.
The Shaykh : Be patient, a second question.
The student: Shaykh, is the negation of attributes only valid with evidence?
The Shaykh : Yes, but when it implies a deficiency, it is negated by evidence.
The questioner : Eating and drinking, as we said?
The Shaykh : It is negated by evidence, for Allah used the refutation of the divinity of 'Isa ibn Maryam and his mother as proof by His saying:
They both used to eat food
كانا يأكلان الطعامThe student: And regarding al-Samad, is there evidence?
The Shaykh : And regarding al-Samad, yes. Look,
and for Allah is the highest attribute
ولله المثل الأعلىThe student:
There is nothing like unto Him
ليس كمثله شيءThe Shaykh : It is taken, meaning in any case, one piece of evidence is sufficient. Leave the thing that is under discussion for later.
The student: Regarding the Glorious Name Allah, if we say that the Glorious Name Allah is a second subject, is that better than saying Allah is a second subject?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, correct. Here, if we say Allah in this grammatical case, we do not mean the Essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic); we mean Allah, i.e., this word. But there is no doubt that it is better to say "the Glorious Name." Yes.
The student: Regarding the martyr, Shaykh, what you said... the scholars said he is the one who was killed, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated:
The martyr has six things (in store) with Allah: He is forgiven from the first drop of his blood
للشهيد عند الله ست خصال يغفر له في أول قطرة من دمهThe Shaykh : There is no doubt that the one killed in the path of Allah is called a martyr. We say the verse is now capable of two meanings, and there is no contradiction between them. If it is capable of two meanings and there is no contradiction between them, it is applied to both, because the correct view is that if a word with multiple meanings has meanings that do not contradict each other, it is applied to all of them.