Explanation of the author's statement: where he says: (Say, He is Allah, the One.

The Shaykh : Now, where it says: "

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

[Al-Ikhlas 112:1]

" To whom is the address directed? To everyone to whom it is appropriate to direct an address.
The reason for the revelation of this surah is that the polytheists said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Describe your Lord to us? What is His color? What is He made of? Where is He from? Yes, where is He from? So Allah revealed this surah, it is said. And it is also said: Rather, it was the Jews who claimed that Allah created from such and such, from the materials they mention, may Allah keep us safe. So Allah revealed this surah. And whether the reason is authentic or not, if we are asked any question about Allah, we must say: .
Just as a questioner asked me the day before yesterday, saying: A man asked a shaykh, "Is Allah male or female?" I seek refuge in Allah, a question that makes the skin crawl, may Allah keep us safe. So the one answering said: "Rather, Allah is male," may Allah keep us safe. Look, speaking about Allah what one does not know. I said: If this had been asked of me, I would have hit him on the head until his head hit the ground. How can one ask this question, may Allah keep us safe? It means he has no knowledge left except to know whether Allah is male or female? This is the play of Satan, may Allah keep us safe. And it is not possible to divide existence into male and female except for what is of two kinds. Are there two gods, one male and one female? May Allah keep us safe. Look how Satan plays with the children of Adam to this extent.
The answer to this, if we want to answer him according to his intellect, with all rationality and all calmness, is: Like the one who said, "Describe your Lord to us, where is He from?" Or, "Is the Lord of gold or silver or emerald, or the like of that?" I say, how does one dare to lead people to this extent? And I told you before, researching such matters that the Companions did not research, who are, by Allah, by Allah, by Allah, the most loving of people for Allah, and more loving of Allah than we are, and more reverent of Him. They researched these matters with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, "So that we know what Allah is described with and what He is not described with?" These are serious matters. And my advice to the one answering, and I told him, is to fear Allah and not say this. Yes, indeed.
And this question is all part of the circulation that has occurred among people now regarding Allah and His attributes, where every person brings to his heart from these desires. When people were originally safe from these desires and these researches, they were safe from these assertions. For example, the talk about the hadith of the image, which now fills the horizons and ears, people did not talk about it originally. But the desires began to come to the hearts, and then people were occupied with such matters. I am not saying, "Ignore what Allah has described Himself with and His Messenger." No, but I say: Do not keep them constantly on your tongues and in your hearts, lest you fall into the abyss. The aspect of Lordship must be respected. Every question that comes to you that is not transmitted from the Salaf, know that it is from the dictation of Satan. Do you understand? Why? If this were something people must know, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would have conveyed it to the Ummah, or Allah would have prepared someone to ask the Messenger about it so he would answer. But for something they did not ask about, we go and burden ourselves with this thing. So I said, the truth is, if this man had directed the question to me, I would have almost hit him on the head until he fell to the ground. This is if I wanted to deal with him with violence. Do not go to someone who asks you to do this action. No, I mean, because of the intensity of the truth, when he asked this question once, I was exhausted by it. It is an extremely empty question. But if someone comes to us asking, we say this is the answer: Surah al-Ikhlas. Glory to Allah the Great. A great surah. We say: and we stop at this.
One, the Self-Sufficient. He did not beget nor was He begotten. This is from the auditory aspect. From the rational aspect, dividing an existing thing into male and female only occurs between two things of the same kind. Yes, as for the Creator, we cannot say this at all. And this question does not come to us. If he says that Allah says: My intention is he says: All-Knowing. This is an attribute of males. We say: If you want to take the implication of this, say that Allah is more than one, because this form indicates what? A group, a multitude. But this form does not necessarily come for the multitude; it comes for the Most Exalted Himself, just as the plural pronoun comes for the Most Exalted Himself. The intended meaning of the plural here is exaltation, not that He is male or female, or plural or singular. The intended meaning is exaltation. And if you want to take from this form, may Allah keep us safe, as I said, then also take the linguistic implication, which is that He is more than one. Otherwise, know that the intended meaning of this plural is exaltation. Even among us, if a person wants to exalt himself, what does he say? "We came and we went, and we are aware of this." Someone came to teach me something, I said, "We are aware." Yes, "We are aware." How many am I? One. But from the perspective of exaltation.
The result is that I say: This is our affliction from great ignorance. And I call you, regarding what pertains to the side of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), to be like the most reverent of people in what you affirm and what you deny. Restrict yourselves to what came in the Book and the Sunnah and what the righteous Salaf were upon. Do not bring such assumptions that mislead you and throw you into the depths. Yes.
Now: He is Allah, the One. "He" is a pronoun. Where does it refer? It is said: Its reference is to the one about whom the question was asked, as if he is saying, "He, the one you asked about, is Allah." This is one opinion.
The second opinion says: "He" is the pronoun of the matter, and is the subject and is the predicate of the subject. And according to the first view, is the subject and is the predicate of the subject, and is a second predicate. I do not know if it is clear or not? Let us repeat. Now, "He" is a pronoun referring to Allah, about whom the question was asked, based on the validity of the statement that the reason for revelation was a question from whom? The polytheists or the Jews. Meaning, "He," the one you asked about, is Allah. "He" becomes the subject, and "Allah" is the predicate, and "One" is a second predicate.
The second view: They said, "He" is the pronoun of the matter. And the pronoun of the matter, pay attention, the pronoun of the matter means the sentence that follows it in terms of meaning. It is the sentence that follows it. And for this reason, the pronoun of the matter does not need a connector, because the sentence that comes after it is "He." So he says, "He" is the pronoun of the matter, the first subject. And "Allah" is the second subject, and "One" is the predicate of the second subject. And the sentence of the second subject and its predicate is the predicate of the first subject. And it does not need a connector because the second sentence is the very first subject. And on this basis, it does not need a connector. Yes, to a connector.
He is Allah: "He" is the name for the essence of Allah. O Sufyan, the name for the essence of Allah, specific to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), no other is named by it. And all the names of Allah that come after it are attached to it, except rarely. And the meaning of "Ilah" (God) is originally "Ma'luh" (the one worshipped), meaning the one worshipped. But the hamza was deleted for lightness due to frequent usage, just as in "al-Nas" (people) and its original form is "al-Anas," and just as in "This is better than that" and its original form is "Akhayr min hadha" (This is the best of that). But due to frequent usage, the hamza was deleted.
So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) .
Also, the word "One" does not come except in negation or in affirmation. In the days of the week, it is said: "Al-Ahad" (Sunday), "Al-Ithnayn" (Monday), "Al-Thulatha" (Tuesday), and so on. Or in negation, like: "There is no one in it." But it comes in affirmation describing the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), because He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is One, meaning He is unique in what pertains to Him in His essence, His names, and His attributes. And what after? And His actions. He has no second, no like, and no equal.