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Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullah) On The Names And Attributes Of Allah Sub'hanahu Wa Ta'ala
Shaikh Saleh al-Fawzan (hafidhahullah) states in his explanation of Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah:
And they do not deviate with regard to Allaah's Names and His Signs [by denying them or holding on to deviant and heretical ideas about them]. They do not enquire into the exact nature of His Attributes and neither do they make comparisons between His attributes and the attributes of His creation.
Explanation:
(And they do not deviate with regard to Allaah's Names and His Signs by denying them or holding on to deviant and heretical ideas about them]...).Ilhaad in the language means bending and turning away from something. From it comes lahd which is the niche in the side of the grave into which a muslim is placed . It has been named as such due to its deviation towards the side of the grave. Ilhaad with respect to Allaah's Names and His Signs means deviating and turning away from their realities and their correct meanings towards falsehood. Ilhaad is of numerous types:
The First: When idols are given the Names of Allaah such as the derivation of al-Laat from al-Ilaah, al-Uzzaa from al-Azeez and Munaat from al-Mannaan.
The Second: Naming Him, far is He from all imperfections and Exalted, with what does not befit Him such as the name which the Christians give him, Father, or what the philosophers call Him, the Causer or Prime Mover.
The Third: Describing Him, far is He from all imperfections and Exalted, with what does not free Him of defects and shortcomings such as the saying of the Jews: Indeed Allaah is poor (needy) and we are rich[Aali Imraan 3:181] and also their saying: The hand of Allaah is tied [Maa'idah 5:64] and that He rests on the sabbath. Exalted is He above what they say.
The Fourth: Refusing and denying their meanings and their realities such as the saying of the Jahmiyyah that these attributes are but mere words which do not compromise characteristics nor meanings. To them, the name as-Samee' does not give evidence for the characteristic of hearing, al-Baseer does not give evidence for seeing and al-Hayy does not give evidence for life.
The Fifth: Likening His characteristics with those of the creation such as the saying of a mumaththil (one who likens Allaah to the creation): His hand is like my hand and other such similar statements. Exalted is Allaah above such things. Allaah has threatened those who commit Ilhaad in His Names and Signs with a very strong warning. He said:
And to Allaah belong the Most Beautiful of Names therefore, call upon Him with them and leave alone those who deny and utter false imputations against His Names. Soon will they be requited for what they used to do.
[A'raaf 7:180]
He also said:
Verily those who turn away from Our Signs (by attacking, distorting and
denying them) are not hidden from Us. [Fussilat 41:40]
(...They do not enquire into the exact nature of His Attributes and neither do they make comparisons between His attributes and the attributes of His creation.) The meaning of takyeef and tamtheel has been explained previously.
[Refer: Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 7 : Ilhaad and the Negation of Takyif, Tamthil http://spubs.com/sps/sp.cfm?subsecID=AQD10&articleID=AQD100007&articlePages=1 ]
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Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) On The Names And Attributes Of Allah Sub'hanahu Wa Ta'ala
Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) said:
CHAPTER: The Names of Allah Are Tawqeefiyyah There Is No Place For Intellectual Free-Thinking Regarding Them:
Allah's Names are tawqeefiyyah, meaning a kind of knowledge that is restricted to textual evidence; there is no place for intellectual free-thinking regarding them. Based upon this, we must suffice ourselves with what is found in the Book and the Sunnah, without adding or taking anything away. This is because the intellect will not be able to grasp the understanding of Allah's Names that He rightfully deserves, so then we must suffice ourselves with textual evidences only.
This is due to Allah's statement,
"And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.)that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allâh).
(Surah Al-Isra Surah 17 Ayah 36).
And He also has said,
Say (O Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are AlFawâhish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secetly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allâh for which He has given no authority,
and saying things about Allâh of which you have no knowledge." (Surah Al-A'raf , Surah 7 Ayah 33).
Furthermore, to ascribe a name to Allah the Exalted that He did not ascribe to His own Self, or to deny something He has named Himself, would be a serious crime against Him. So one must behave in the appropriate manner in this affair and stick to what is found in established textual evidences only.
[Al Qawaa'idul-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillahi wa Asmaa'ihil-Husnaa , Translated into English language by Moosa Richardson; Published by TROID publications Page 30].
Shaikh further stated:
CHAPTER: The Kinds Of Deviation From the Correct Belief
[Allah commands us to abandon those who are known for ilhaad,And (all)the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allâh, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be requited for what they used to do.
(Surah Al-A'raf , Surah 7 Ayah 180)
Ilhaad with regards to the Names of Allah the Exalted means to stray from the obligatory manner of believing in them, and ilhaad takes many forms:
Point THREE: To ascribe a name to Allah that He did not name Himself with. An example of this is how the Christians call Allah the father, or how the philosophers call Him the root cause of everything (al illatul-Faa'ilah). So since the knowledge of Allah's Names is tawqeefiyyah, then to ascribe a name to Allah that He did not name Himself with is straying from the obligatory manner of believing in them. Furthermore, these names that have been ascribed to Allah are sheer falsehood that Allah is far removed from...."
Point FOUR: To derive names of idols from the linguistic base of His Names An example of this is what the polytheists did when they derived the name al-'Uzzaa from al'Azeez, and al-Laat from al-Ilaah, according to one opinion, and they named their idols with these names....... Some kinds of ilhaad may be crimes of shirk or kufr (while others are less than that), depending upon the relative evidences and what they imply.
[Al Qawaa'idul-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillahi wa Asmaa'ihil-Husnaa , Translated into English language by Moosa Richardson; Published by TROID publications Page 37,38].
The Shaikh further states:
The Proofs That Establish The Names And Attributes Are Only From The Book And The Sunnah:
The evidences used to establish Allah's Names and Attributes are found in the Book and the Sunnah, and no Names or Attributes may be established using other than these proofs. So based on this:
1) Whatever Names and Attributes that have been established by the Book and the Sunnah,it is obligatory to affirm them.
2) Whatever has been negated by the Book and the Sunnah, then it is obligatory for us to negate that, while we affirm its opposite as a perfect Attribute.
3) Whatever has not been affirmed nor negated in the Book and the Sunnah, then it isobligatory for us to remain silent about its wording, as it must not be rejected outright simply because of the lack of evidence regarding its affirmation or negation......
[Al Qawaa'idul-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillahi wa Asmaa'ihil-Husnaa , Translated into English language by Moosa Richardson; Published by TROID publications Page 66].
Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) states in his another excellent work 'The Explanation of Sufficiency In Creed by Ibn Qudamah'...The Names of Allah are based upon Revelation and as such, their affirmation is dependent upon what is reported in the revealed texts concerning them. Therefore, nothing can be added to them nor subtracted. This is because the intellect is not able to ascertain by itself which names Allah is most deserving of. So it is obligatory to depend upon the revealed texts for determining that. Also, naming Allah with that which He did not name Himself or rejecting what He did name Himself with, is a crime against Him and a perpetration of His right. Thus, abiding by the proper etiquettes with regard to this is obligatory.
[Explanation of Sufficiency In Creed, page 19, by Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaimeen (rahimahullah)].
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Shaikh Falah Isma'eel was asked about this individual's statement on 4th September 2004 after his dars on Aqeeda Wasitiyyah of Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) The following was his response.
The Shaikh said: Even if they are the names of Allah(in that particular language), the origin of it(of these names) indicate to the names of Allah in that particular language; the origin is that if those two names are used upon (hindu) gods it is NOT PERMISSIBLE TO USE THOSE TWO NAMES.
The Shaikh mentioned, the Arabs in Jahiliyyah before the coming of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) they used to call their gods with names that were taken from the Names of Allah like Al-Laat from al-Ilaah , Al-Uzza from al-Azeez and al-Manat from al-Mannan. All of this is from Ilhad. Even though these names have been derived from the Names of Allah it is impermissible to call Allah by them since they are used upon the gods , idols of mushrikeen...
And some of the scholars mentioned about the statement of Allah.."..... and leave the company of those who belie or deny His Names". From Ilhaad is (also) to name the gods with the Names that are taken from Allah (i.e. the Names of Allah).
[Ibn Katheer (rahimahullah) said: Al-`Awfi said that Ibn Abbas said about Allah's statement,"and leave the company of those who belie or deny His Names" 'To belie Allah's Names includes saying Al-Lat (an idol) derived from Allah's Name. Ibn Jurayj narrated from Mujahid that he commented , 'They derived Al-Lat (an idol's name) from Allah, and al-Uzza (another idol) from Al-Aziz'. Qatadah stated that Ilhad refers to associating others with Allah in His Names (such as calling an idol al Uzza). The word Ilhaad means deviation, wickedness, injustice and straying....]
The Fatwa Of Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) On Calling Allah Sub'hanahu Wa Ta'ala By A Name That He Did Not Name Himself
Q.37 What constitutes Ilhad regarding the Names of Allah, the Most High and what are its types ?
Response. Ilhad linguistically means speaking, to be inclined or to deviate, such as in the Words of Allah, the Most High:
Sooratun Nahl (16:103).
And from this is the word Lahd[2], which is so called, because it is inclined to one side of it. Ilhad cannot be understood without understanding Istiqamah[3], because, as it is said: By their antonyms things are explained. Istiqamah in the matter of Allah, the Most High's Names and Attributes is to accept these Names and Attributes according to their true meaning, in a manner befitting Allah, the Almighty, the All Powerful, without corrupting the meanings, or negating them, or explaining the how of them, or comparing them with those of the created beings, in accordance with the rule followed by Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah in this matter.
So, if we know that Istiqamah is in this matter, then the opposite of Istiqamah is Ilhad. The scholars have mentioned a number of types of Ilhad regarding the Names and Attributes of Allah, all of which may be covered by saying: It is to deviate away from what it is obligatory to believe regarding them, and that falls into a number of categories, such as:
1. Denying any of the Names or the Attributes proved by them, such as the one who denies that the Name: Ar-Rahman (the Most Beneficient) is one of the Names of Allah, the Most High as the people of the Jahiliyyah[4] used to do, or to confirm the Names but to deny the attributes implied by them, as some of the innovators do, saying that Allah, the Most High, is Ar-Raheem (the Most Merciful) without having the Attribute of Mercy and As-Sami' (the All-Hearing) without having the Attribute of Hearing.
2. For Allah, the Most Glorified, the Most High to be called by a Name that He has not called Himself.
Here it is Ilhad because the Names of Allah, the Most Glorified are restricted. So, it is not permissible for anyone to call Allah, the Most High by a Name He has not called Himself. To do so is to say something about Allah without knowledge, and to transgress the Rights of Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful. This was done by the philosophers who called the Deity Al-'Illah Al-Fa'ilah (the Active Cause) and as done by the Christians, who called Allah, by the name 'the Father' and the like.
3. To believe that these Names indicate attributes of created beings, and so they declare that they indicate comparison (of Allah with His creation).
This is Ilhad because one who believes that the Names of Allah, the Most Glorified imply a comparison of Allah with His creation, then he has disassociated them from the Attributes which they prove, and deviated thereby from the straight way, and declared the Speech of Allah and the speech of His Messenger (Sallalahualaihiwasalam) to be proof of disbelief. Because comparing Allah with His creation is disbelief, since it belies the Words of Allah, the Most High:
Sooratus Shura (42:11)
And his Words: Sooratul Maryam (19:65)
Nu'aym bin Hammad Al Khuza'i, Al Bukhari's Shaikh, may Allah have mercy on them both, said: Whoever compared Allah with His creation, has committed disbelief. And whoever rejected any Attribute Allah described Himself with has committed an act of disbelief, and there is no comparison in anything by which Allah has described Himself.
4. To derive names for idols from the Names of Allah, the Most High. Such as the derivation Al-Lat from Al-Ilah (the Deity), Al-Uzza from Al'Azeez (the Almighty) and Manat from Al-Mannan (the Benefactor).
This is Ilhad because the Names of Allah, the Most High are Unique to Him, so it is not permissible to transfer the meanings which are proven by these Names to any created beings in order to allot him the worship which none has the right for except Allah, the Almighty, the AllPowerful.
These are the forms of Ilhad regarding the Names of Allah, the Most High.
[2] Lahd: A niche in the grave in which the deceased is placed, facing towards the Qiblah.
[3] Istiqamah - To be straight
[4] Jahiliyyah - The days of ignorance before the Revelation came to the Prophet sallalahualaihiwasalam
[Source:- Fatawa Arkan-ul-Islam ; Pg 136 - 138,
Islamic Verdicts on the Pillars of Islam
By the Honorable Shaikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-'Uthaimeen
Collected and Arranged by Fahd bin Nasir bin Ibrahim As Sulaiman
Darussalam ]
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Calling Allah With Names That Mushrikeen Have Named Their Dieties With
Bismillah Alhamdulillah As-Salatu Wa Assalaamu Alaa Rasoolillah. Wa Ba'ad.
Assalaamuaalaikum wa rahmathullahi wa barakathuhu!
All Praise is due to Allah Sub'hanahu wa ta'ala, Who guided us to His Book, the Qur'aan, and to the Sunnah of His Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and towards understanding the Qur'aan and the Sunnah as understood by the Salaf of this Ummah (Ridhwanullahi alaihim aj'maeen).
CHAPTER: What is said against judging (in religion) made on the basis of one's own opinion or by Qiyas (Without referring to the Qur'aan and the Sunnah)
(And the Statement of Allah (Ta'ala):
"And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allýh). (Surah Al-Isra Surah 17 Ayah 36).
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Amr: I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) saying,
"Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of religious learned men with their knowledge. Then there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others and will go astray."
[The Saheeh of Imam Bukharee (rahimahullah) English translation: Volume 9, Chapter 96, HOLDING FAST TO THE QUR'AN AND THE SUNNAH, page 252, Hadeeth # 7307].
Zakir Naik (ALWAYS Wearing Suit and neck TIEd - )
[Shaikh al-Albaanee (rahimahullah) said: ....It was decreed for me to travel to Britain for the sake of dawah to get in touch with the islamic organizations there ....so I was directed to a da'ee (a caller to Islam)in a town 120 kms from London. The person we went on to see was a muslim man from the jamaah of Shaikh Maudoodee (rahimahullah) ; so that day was during the month of Ramadhan so the time for breaking the fast came so we sat down with him to break our fast..... (unclear)... and I see that he was combining two .....(unclear).......and he didnt have a beard ; this is something which we rarely see in the lands of the islam let alone in the lands of the kufr and transgression but in addition to that he was wearing a neck tie so I pointed out to that this is not allowed for muslims as this is an act of imitating the kuffar and I mentioned to him some of the hadeeths in this regard "......Whoever imitates a people is one of them." And that shows this friend of ours is a good man. Like the man who asked the most knowledgeable man on the land to direct him to repentance as soon as the scholar said to him, verily you are in a land of evil people, he quickly went on to the land of pious people and in the same manner this man corresponded with me immediately and hence untied the neck tie and threw it on the ground....but soon this was followed by sadness as he tried to justify his action of wearing the NECK TIE by saying, that the British people view the palestinians in a way and that made him ....... The testimony of this story is that this good man who corresponded by the Sunnah immediately was affected by living in that British environment therefore he justified the wearing of the tie and his imitation of the kuffar just (so that) he wont be made equal to those muslims; you see! So in that case there lies a baan in imitating between the imitator and the imitating. And the association and intermingling without a doubt confirms this baan either in a given manner as this case was or in an obvious manner. And this is why we advise our brothers upon whom a time has come who twist the meaning of 'HIJRAH' and call AMERICA MEHJER.. meaning a place where hijrah is made to. This is the reality because I told you hijrah if from the land of muslims to the land of Kuffar..............]
Listen to this beautiful tape at Salafiaudio.com
http://www.spubs.com/sps/sad/mp3.cfm?scn=dl&LeID=26
titled Rulings for Residing in the Lands of the Kuffaar.
So Zakir Naik, not only imitates the kuffar all the time during his lectures wearing a Suit, neck-tie but also has gone to the extent of calling Allah Sub'hanahu wa ta'ala with names which the hindu mushrikeen call their gods. And he legislates this in his lectures that are openly distributed and majority of people listening to this filth are Muslims who are ignorant about their deen. And the saddest part being that the likes of Jamiyyah Ahle Hadees Hind not only call him as a chief guest (along with his wife) but also print his photographs in their adverts. Ahle Hadees Youth Association (AHYA) is the front runner in spearheading its distribution of course for their own popularity. And not but the least, his fanatic followers in Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai. I pray to Allah that he brings them to the path of the Salaf, gathering around scholars and learning from them and making taubah from spending lakhs of rupees in arranging programmes for this man and his likes, distributing his tapes and videos!!
Thus wasting the wealth of the muslims. By Allah, fear the fire! Allah will question you about your wealth where you spent it? Those who have supported this then let them make taubah to Allah and sincerely repent to Him for promoting ILHAAD. And learn the Beautiful Names of Allah and its meanings from atleast the books and tapes of the trustworthy Ulamaa and spend your wealth and make your efforts in spreading this and not against this.
Zakir Naik says:
"It is mentioned in Rig Ved (One of the religious books of hindus) Sages call One God by many names that means there are various names given to this One God. And Rig Ved alone gives no less than 33 different attributes of Almighty God most of which are mentioned in Rig Ved, Book no. 2, Hymn no. 1. And One of the beautiful attribute which is mentioned in Rig Ved of Almighty God is Brahma..... Brahma means 'The Creator' . If you translate into Arabic it means Khaliq WE MUSLIMS HAVE GOT NO OBJECTION IF ANYONE CALLS ALMIGHTY GOD ALLAH SUB'HANAHUWA TA'ALA AS "KHALIQ" OR "CREATOR" OR "BRAHMA". But if someone says "Brahma", is Almighty God, who has got four heads, on each head is a crown and he has got four arms we muslims take a strong objection to it............... Another beautiful attribute which is given in Rig Ved, Book no. 2, Hymn no. 1 Verse no. 3, is Vishnu. Vishnu means "The Sustainer". If you translate into Arabic it means 'Rab'. WE MUSLIMS HAVE GOT NO OBJECTION IF ANYONE CALLS ALMIGHTY GOD AS RAB OR CHERISHER SUSTAINER OR VISHNU. But if someone calls Vishnu, is Almighty God, who has four hands and one of his hands holds a chakra(disc).... and one of his left hands holds the..(unclear)... and he is riding on a bird, by reclining on a couch of snake we muslims take a strong objection to it...............
Our daýwah and our ýaqeedah is more beloved to us than our own selves, our wealth and our offspring. So we are not prepared to part with it for gold, nor silver. We say this so that no one may have hope in buying out our daýwah, nor should he think that it is possible for him to purchase it from us for deenaar or dirham. Since the politicians already know this about us, so they have despaired of buying it from us with granted positions or wealth..Shaikh, the Allamah, Muqbil ibn Hadee Al Waa'di'ee (Rahimahullah).
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