What principles govern belief in Allah’s names and attributes?
2026-09-20
T13 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
الجواب
ومن الإيمان بالله: الإيمان بما وصف به نفسه في كتابه، وبما وصفه به رسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، من غير تحريف ولا تعطيل، ومن غير تكييف ولا تمثيل.
بل يؤمنون بأن الله سبحانه ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصير.
English translation
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Answer
Part of faith in Allah is faith in what He has described Himself with in His Book, and in what His Messenger Muhammad, may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, has described Him with, without distortion or negation, and without specifying how [His attributes are] or likening [them to those of creation].
Rather, they believe that Allah, Glorified is He, has nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 3/129–130
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited edition and location. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.