Why did the Shaykh of Islam focus on the chapter of attributes?
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The questioner : The most important thing in citing verses and hadiths is affirming the attributes, not the names, and therefore...?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because he (may Allah have mercy on him) started with the first, saying: "And they do not distort the names of Allah or His verses" in the first part, the beginning of the creed.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, be patient, then he said: "And He is comprehensive in what He has described and named Himself with, for in it is affirmation" But he focuses on the attributes because the names are not denied except by a group of the Mu'tazilah, specifically the extremists among the Mu'tazilah.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : Yes, we told you yesterday that you did not attend last night.
The questioner : I attended, but...
The Shaykh : We said this was a correction to the author.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because he (may Allah have mercy on him) started with the first, saying: "And they do not distort the names of Allah or His verses" in the first part, the beginning of the creed.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, be patient, then he said: "And He is comprehensive in what He has described and named Himself with, for in it is affirmation" But he focuses on the attributes because the names are not denied except by a group of the Mu'tazilah, specifically the extremists among the Mu'tazilah.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : Yes, we told you yesterday that you did not attend last night.
The questioner : I attended, but...
The Shaykh : We said this was a correction to the author.
The questioner : ...