Does knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah the Exalted increase faith?
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The questioner : What is the difference...?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He wants to come, if Allah wills, in the author's discussion. Yes.
The questioner : Knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say: Knowledge of the names and attributes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In terms of reward?
The questioner : Regarding the deeds.
The Shaykh : It depends on the effect this knowledge of the names and attributes has on the deed. If it has an effect, then yes.
The questioner : The deeds are the same; they are praying.
The Shaykh : Yes, they are praying, but a man who has knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah and keeps in mind that He, Mighty and Majestic, is before him and that he is conversing with his Lord, is not like a person who is simply in the presence of Allah.
The questioner : All of them... but this one has knowledge of the meanings of the names.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the rulings and effects that are based on them, whereas the other does not.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This first one is stronger in faith.
The questioner : And does his reward increase because of that?
The Shaykh : His reward increases through faith, through faith. As for the specific deed, it depends on the excellence of that deed. Perhaps this one has good knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah, and the other has less knowledge. But in his prayer, he is more humble than the other. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He wants to come, if Allah wills, in the author's discussion. Yes.
The questioner : Knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say: Knowledge of the names and attributes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In terms of reward?
The questioner : Regarding the deeds.
The Shaykh : It depends on the effect this knowledge of the names and attributes has on the deed. If it has an effect, then yes.
The questioner : The deeds are the same; they are praying.
The Shaykh : Yes, they are praying, but a man who has knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah and keeps in mind that He, Mighty and Majestic, is before him and that he is conversing with his Lord, is not like a person who is simply in the presence of Allah.
The questioner : All of them... but this one has knowledge of the meanings of the names.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the rulings and effects that are based on them, whereas the other does not.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This first one is stronger in faith.
The questioner : And does his reward increase because of that?
The Shaykh : His reward increases through faith, through faith. As for the specific deed, it depends on the excellence of that deed. Perhaps this one has good knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah, and the other has less knowledge. But in his prayer, he is more humble than the other. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?