Shaikh Nasir As-Sa’di (rahimahullah) On Names And Attributes Of Allah Ta’ala Bismillah Alhamdulillah As-Salatu Wa-Assalaamu Alaa Rasoolillah. Al Qawl as-Sadeed fi Maqasid at-Tawhid Sharh Kitab At-Tawhid Tawhid is founded upon confirming what Allah has affirmed for Himself, or what his Messenger (Sallallahualaihiwasalam) has affirmed of His beautiful Names. It is to have the beautifying awareness of the majestic meanings that are inclusive of the Names, to worship Allah by them, and call upon Him with them. So every matter that the worshipper seeks from His Lord – whether related to this life or religion – then he seeks it by the beautiful Names of Allah related to that. So whoever calls upon Him to bring him sustenance, he asks Him by His Name ar-Razzaq. For the result of mercy and forgiveness, then by His Name ar-Raheem, ar-Rahmaan, al-Barr, al-Karim, al-Afu, al-Ghafur, at- Tawab or others. What is even better than this, is that calling upon Him by His Names and Attributes is a form of worship if the meanings of His beautiful Names are realised, and their effect is in the heart, such that the heart is effected by the understanding and implications of these Names, and it is motivated by that awareness. Similar is the case with the Names of greatness, and pride, majesty and granduer and the Names that inspire fear, motivating the heart to honour Allah and recognise His majesty. The Names with the meanings of beauty, righteousness, beneficence, mercy and kindness – all of these motivate the heart to love Allah, longing for Him, praising Him and feeling grateful to Him. The Names of might, wisdom, knowledge and power motivate the hearts to submit in awe and fear before Him. The Names of knowledge, informing, omnipresence, watchfulness, witnessing – all of these motivate the heart to be aware that Allah is watching every motion and moment of stillness, making one guard against evil thoughts and harmful intentions. The Names of al-Ghani and al-Latif make the hearts realise their need and dependence upon Him, making them rely upon Him all of the time and in every situation. This awareness results in the hearts due to the servant’s awareness of the Names and Attributes. By the servant worshipping Allah with them, he is not seeking the outcome of the world, nor to master it or perfect it. It is the best form of obedience to worship Him with, and it is the essence of tawhid and worship. By opening this door, he has opened the door of the ultimate tawhid, and the perfect faith that is not realised except by the perfection achieved by the people tawhid. Affirming the Names and Attributes is the foundation of this most exalted goal. As for ilhad [heresy] in Allah’s Names and Attributes, it is the utmost negation of this grand goal. There are different kinds of Ilhad: If the heretic negates the meanings of the Names or attributes, as is done by the Jahimiyah and their successors. Or by resembling them to the attributes of creatures, as the mushabbihah among the Rawafid and others do. Or by calling the creatures by His Names as the mushrikin did with the name al-Lat from al-Illah, al-Uzza from al-Aziz, and al-Manat from al-Mannan, deriving them from the beautiful Names of Allah. So they likened them to Allah then they sanctioned worshipping them, which is solely Allah’s right alone. So the reality of heresy in Allah’s Names is altering them, either in expression or meaning, explanation or interpretation, or changing them. All of this negates tawhid and faith…. Taken from the commentary by Allamah as-Sa’di (Rahimahullah) Pages 230 -232 Chapter 51 – Kitab Al-Tawhid
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