Allaah’s Attribute of Descent

The Attribute of Descent

The second question of Fatwa No. 1643

Q 2: I had a discussion with a person educated in modern sciences. He was a teacher at the university of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He said: “Your Lord descends during the last part of every night to the lowest heaven.” I told him that there is no doubt about that and I completed the Hadith for him. He said: “If this is true, then it means that your Lord does not rise over the throne as mentioned in the Qur’an: The Most Gracious (Allâh) rose over (Istawâ) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). The last part of the night exists continuously on the earth according to the rotation of the earth around itself with Allah’s Might until the Day of Judgment.” Then I stopped talking.

A: There is no contradiction between the descent of Allah (Exalted be He) to the first heaven in the last third of every night in different areas and His Istiwa‘ (Allah’s rising over the Throne in a manner that befits Him).

He (Exalted be He) is not similar to His creation in any of His Attributes.

The Status Of Knowledge Pertaining To The Names And Attributes Of Allah Sub’hanahu Wa Ta’ala

The Status Of Knowledge Pertaining To The Names And Attributes Of Allah Sub’hanahu Wa Ta’ala
Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullah)

Stated Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullah) in the forward of his book:

Verily, belief in the names and attributes of allah is one of the pillars of faith in Allah the exalted. They are,

1. belief in the existence of Allah
2. belief in His Lordship (Ruboobiyyah)
3. belief in His sole Right to all forms of worship (Uloohiyyah)
4. belief in His Names and Attributes (Asmaa’ was-Sifaat)

Furthermore, it is one of the three categories of Tawheed:

1. belief in His Lordship (Ruboobiyyah)
2. belief in His sole Right to all forms of worship (Uloohiyyah)
3. belief in His Names and Attributes (al-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat)

So, the status of the Tawheed of al-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat in the Religion is very high and of the utmost importance. It is not possible for anyone to worship Allah in a complete way , until he has acquired the knowledge of the Names and Attributes of Allah the Exalted, in order to worship him upon clarity.

Allah the Exalted has said,

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. (Sooratul-A’raaf,7:180)

Calling upon Allah with his Names and Attributes is to be done when requesting something specific , and also when one calls upon Allah only to praise him.

When one calls upon Allah to request something, he mentions Allah’s Names that are suitable for the occasion. For example, you say, “O Ghafoor (the All-Forgiver)! forgive me! O Raheem (the All-Merciful)! Have Mercy on me O Hafeedh (the All-Protecting One) Protect me!” and the likes.

And when one calls upon Allah simply to praise him, he worships Allah with the implication of these Names. For example, you repent to Allah since He is at-Tawwaab (the Acceptor of Repentance), you mention him upon your tongue since he is as-Samee’ (the All-Hearing), you worship him with your body parts since He is al-Baseer (the All-Seeing), you fear him in secret since He is al-Lateef (the Sublime), al-Khabeer (the All-Informed), etc.

So due to the status of Tawheedul-Asmaa’ was-sifaat, and due to the people speaking about it with truth in some occasions, and with falsehood from either ignorance or bigotry in other occasions, I was inclined to author some principles concerning it, hoping that Allah the Exalted would make this action of mine a sincere effort seeking His Face, being in agreement with what He is pleased with, and that it is beneficial for His servants.

I have named it al-Qawaa’idul-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillaahi Ta’aalaa wa Asmaa’ihil-Husnaa

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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The Excellence of the Knowledge of ‘Asmaa of Allaah and His Sifaat

Taken from ‘Fiqh of al-‘Asmaa al-Husna’, By Shaykh AbdurRazaaq bin AbdulMuhsin al-Badr

Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751) -Rahimullaahsaid:
‘Indeed the Da’wah of the Messengers revolves around three principles:

The first principle: Knowing your Lord, the One being called to by His Names, Sifaat and His Actions.

The second principle: Knowing the path which will lead to Him and that is His remembrance, being thankful to Him and His worship which is made up of complete love for Him and complete humility for Him.

The third principle: Knowing what they will receive after reaching Him from the blessings of being in the land of His Generosity (Paradise) of which the best and the most magnificent thing will be Allaah being pleased with them and His honouring them and them seeing His Face the most High, and Allaah’s Salaam upon them and Him talking to them.’

[Taken from ‘Fiqh of al-‘Asmaa al-Husna’ p.11]

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List of Names of Allah with the Evidences – by Ash-Shaykh Yahyaa bin ‘Alee Al-Hajooree

Mentioning the Beautiful Names of Allah with the Evidences

- by Ash-Shaykh Yahyaa bin ‘Alee Al-Hajooree
109 Names mentioned. These names have already been confirmed by Ibn Qayyim in Nooneeyah

Translated by Abee ‘Abdil-Jaleel, Daar Al-Hadeeth

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Are the Names of Allaah Limited to 99 or Are They Limiteless ?

Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radiallahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said:

Allah has ninety nine names, one hundred minus one; and he who counts them all will enter Al-Jannah (the Garden Of Heaven), and Allah is “witr” (One) and loves the witr (i.e. odd numbers). [Al-Bukhaari, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasaai, Ibn Majah]

“Counting” Allah’s ninety nine names means: knowing them, learning them by heart, understanding them, believing in them, good observance towards them, presentation of their boundaries in our dealings with Allah, and supplicating Allah through them. Thus, the hadeeth means that whoever committed those names to memory, contemplated their implications, respected their meanings, conducted himself in accordance with them, sanctified their Owner, such a person will surely be rewarded with the Gardens of Paradise.

There is a consensus among the scholars that Allah’s names are not confined to the number mentioned by the Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). His sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) statement simply tells us that a Muslim who properly believes in and applies those ninety nine names will surely enter Al-Jannah. It does not negate the existence of other names for the Almighty. The Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) told us about entering Al-Jannah, not about the total number of Allah’s names.

The proof that there are other names which the Creator did not reveal to us, is the following hadeeth of the Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam): If any Muslim afflicted with distress or grief makes this supplication, his supplication will be accepted: ‘Oh Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant. My forehead is in Your hand. Your command concerning me prevails, and Your decision concerning me is just. I call upon You by every one of the beautiful names by which You have described Yourself, or which You have revealed in Your Book, or have taught any one of Your creatures, or which You have chosen to keep in the knowledge of the unseen with You, to make the Qur’aan the delight of my heart, the light of my breast, and remove of any grief, sorrows, and afflictions’, Allah will remove one’s affliction and replace it with joy and happiness.” The Companions, then, said; “Do we have to learn these words?” The Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) replied: “Yes, any one who heard them should learn them. [Ahmed, Abu Awaana, Abu Ya’la, Al-Bazzar]

We reiterate the rule that the only names and attributes to be ascribed to Allah are those mentioned in the Qur’aan or in the authentic Sunnah; they are directly communicated to us and are not the products of opinion and interpretation. Allah is to be described only by the attributes with which He had described Himself or with which His Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) had described Him. And He is to be named only by the names with which He had named Himself or with which His Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) had named Him.

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Great Effects of knowing the names and attributes of Allaah upon the servant’s life

The below wonderful advice is taken from “Explanation of the Du’aa to alleviate Grief, Distress and Anxiety - By Abu Abdullah Hasan as Somaali, Transcription by: Umm Yusuf min Sri Lanka”

The third fundamental : Belief in the names and perfect attributes of Allaah

The third fundamental that is found in this hadith, (Arabic) “that the slave should believe in the names of Allaah, the beautiful names of Allaah and the perfect attributes of Allaah that have been found in the Qur’aan and the Sunnah and he should use them to supplicate to Allaah سبحان وتعلى. As Allaah, He said in the Qur’aan,

“وَلِلّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا

And Allaah سبحان وتعلى has the most beautiful Names. So call upon Him by them”. Surah al A’raf v. 180

And Allaah said in the Qur’aan, “Invoke Allaah or invoke the Most Merciful, by whatever Name of His you call upon Him or you invoke Him by, it is the same as to Him belong the most beautiful Names.”

Because the Shaykh he mentions that the servant (Arabic) the greater amount of knowledge that the servant has about Allaah and His Names and His Attributes then the greater khashiyah the greater his fear will be of Allaah سبحان وتعلى and the more mindful he will be of Allaah سبحان وتعلى and this will cause him to distance himself from disobeying Allaah سبحان وتعلى and falling into that which Allaah dislikes. (Arabic) As some of the salaf they used to say, (Arabic) “Whoever knows Allaah سبحان وتعلى the best then he will be the one who fears Allaah سبحان وتعلى the most.” (Arabic) And the Shaykh he said, “that is why one of the greatest things that will banish this anxiety and worry and sadness that the slave, he knows his Lord. That the slave he knows his Lord سبحان وتعلى.”

And as I say to you brothers and sisters just pausing here with regards to some of the benefits of knowing Allaah سبحان وتعلى and knowing his Names and His Attributes. So we can understand the statement of some of the salaf when they used to say, “(Arabic) the more the person knows Allaah the more he will fear Allaah سبحان وتعلى.”

If we believe brothers and sisters that Allaah سبحان وتعلى is Samiun, Basheerun, Aleemun, the All-Seeing, the All-Hearing, All-Knowing, and that nothing in the heavens and the earth is hidden from Him and that Allaah سبحان وتعلى knows that which is done in private and that which is hidden and He knows even when a person blinks their eye and that which a person hides in their chest, if we believe that Allaah سبحان وتعلى is like this, then how will He cause us to believe. He will cause us to constantly be mindful of Allaah, that Allaah sees us, He will cause us to control our tongue, it will cause us to safeguard our body parts and prevent them from disobeying Allaah. It will cause us to monitor our hearts, and try and protect our hearts from everything that is not pleasing to Allaah.

Ibn Rajab رحمح الله تعلىhe mentioned in his book Sharh Kalimatul Ikhlas. And look brothers and sisters this is the effect of knowing the Names and Attributes of Allaah عزّ وجل, he said, (Arabic) a man o­n one occasion he tried to seduce a woman (Arabic) and they were in an open barren space meaning it was just them, a dark night, a dark place in a barren land, desert land, nothing was there, just them but then, the woman refused, why did she refuse? And how did the man respond? (Arabic) The man said, “(Arabic) Nothing can see us except for the stars.” She said, “Where is the one Who created the stars?” So look at the effect of knowing the Names of Allaah سبحان وتعلى meaning Allaah سبحان وتعلى, He sees us. As Allaah سبحان وتعلى says in the Qur’aan,

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى

Does he not know that Allaah sees. Surah al Alaq v. 14

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ

Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them). Surah al Fajr v. 14

وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Fear Allaah! Verily Allaah is the All-Hearing the All-Knowing. Surah al Hujurat v. 1

And Allaah سبحان وتعلى says in the Qur’aan,

اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ إِنَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

“Do that which you desire, Allaah sees everything that you do.” Surah Fussilat v. 40

So if a person has this belief in the Names and Attributes of Allaah they will be mindful of Allaah عزّ وجل. If the slave knows that Allaah سبحان وتعلى is the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent, ar Rahman, ar Raheem, al Kareem the Most Generous, then whenever they sin, whenever they fall short, then they know they can always return back to Allaah عزّ وجل and repent. Again, not like the creation, because the creation we love to be pardoned but we do not pardon, how many times do you find in life we may make a mistake and a person will never let you forget that mistake. Twenty years will pass and they will remind you of it. Thirty years will pass and they will remind you of it, even if you changed your life, Alhamdulillah Allaah is ar Raheem, al Ghafoor the All-Forgiving, not like the creation (Arabic) because the creation they are weak, and they are oppressive. We love to be pardoned but we don’t pardon, we love for our faults to be hidden, we but we don’t hide peoples faults. We love to be shown mercy but we don’t show mercy. Alhamdulillah if we know Allaah عزّ وجل we won’t pay any attention to the creation. We won’t turn and try and please the creation, because we will turn to Allaah because Allaah is al Ghafoor, He is the All-Forgiving.

Allaah سبحان وتعلى is the one who accepts repentance (Arabic) that is why, the one who repents from a sin is like the one who has no sin. Your slate is washed clean. Not like that person behind you who tries to constantly put you down, and remind you of that time when you slipped. People slip in life, people err in life, people fall short in life, when a person sins and makes a mistake. There is either one of two ways you can go. For the slave that knows that Allaah عزّ وجل is the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent. The one that knows that Allaah عزّ وجل loves the people who make taubah,

إِنَّ اللّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Allaah loves those who purify themselves. Surah al Baqarah v. 222

The one who knows this Alhamdulillah, he will take the path of Aadam عليهِ صلات وسّلام and repent to Allaah عزّ وجل taubatan nasoohah with the sincere correct repentance, and Insha Allahu ta’ala he will walk upon that same path that that was trodden by Adam عليهِ صلات وسّلام and Insha Allaah that path will lead to al Jannah.

However, another person who maybe ignorant or he maybe arrogant he may follow the path of Iblis and may Allaah سبحان وتعلى protect all of us from that path. Because Iblis he was haughty and arrogant and he didn’t want to admit his mistake and that path it leads to the Hellfire. Wal iyaadu billah

So brothers and sisters from this knowing the names and attributes of Allaah we will never despair of the mercy of Allaah عزّ وجل. Never! If we do something that we feel bad about and we regret don’t look to the creation to please them, turn to your Lord who forgives all sin. Turn to Him sincerely and beg His forgiveness and don’t worry about that person who tries to put you down and censor you and blame you even though you may have repented even though you may have changed.

Also brothers and sisters from knowing the Names and Attributes of Allaah سبحان وتعلى because in the dua that Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم he said, “I ask You by every name belonging to You, which You have named Yourself, or You have revealed in Your Book, or You taught one of Your creation, or You have preserved in knowledge of that Name with You in the Unseen another benefit of knowing the Names of Allaah and this has a benefit o­n you and an effect upon the servant and the servitude of a servant if the slave he knows that Allaah عزّ وجل is Just and if the slave he knows that Allaah سبحان وتعلى becomes angry at those people who are disobedient and Allaah سبحان وتعلى punishes those people who are disobedient then this should cause the slave to be fearful of Allaah سبحان وتعلى as Allaah عزّ وجل He said in the Qur’aan,

وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

Fear Allaah and know that Allaah is severe in His punishment.” Surah al Baqarah v. 196

And Allaah سبحان وتعلى He tells in the Qur’aan

وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

Fear Allaah and know that you will be resurrected and you will be gathered before Him عزّ وجل.

Surah al Baqarah v. 203

If this servant knows Allaah and the Perfection of Allaah سبحان وتعلى and the Beauty of Allaah سبحان وتعلى then this will cause them to love Allaah عزّ وجل in a special way and this will cause them to have a great yearning to meet Allaah سبحان وتعلى and we know brothers and sisters “(Arabic) Whoever loves to meet Allaah, Allaah loves to meet him”. So these are some of the effects mentioned by some of the people of knowledge in their books that knowing the names and attributes of Allaah عزّ وجل has an effect upon the servant’s life.

And again this hadith is a proof brothers and sisters that Allaah عزّ وجل has more than 99 names as the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said, “I ask You by every name belonging to You, and a few lines later, those names which You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You.” So Allaah عزّ وجل has more than 99 names, names that He has kept hidden with Him in the unseen.

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Sharh Aqidatul-Wasitiyyah of al-Fawzan
Readings from the excellent work by Shaikh Salih al-Fawzan. Brief and concise explanations, suitable for study.

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 1 : The Basmalah
A brief explanation of the Basmalah, its meaning, usage and implications

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 2 : The Religion of Truth and Guidance & the Two Testimonies
Concerning the true religion and guidance, the two testimonies and sending salaat upon the Messenger

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 3 : The Firqat un-Najiyah and Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah
On the meaning of the Firqat un-Najiyah (The Saved Sect) and Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 4 : The Pillars of Imaan
A brief overview of the pillars of Imaan (faith)

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 5 : How to Believe in the Names & Attributes of Allaah
A look at the way of the Salaf in believing in the Names and Attributes of Allaah

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 6 : Understanding The Names and Attributes of Allaah
The balanced way of the Salaf concerning the Attributes and which is based upon the saying of Allaah in Surah Shooraa

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 7 : Ilhaad and the Negation of Takyif, Tamthil
A discussion of Ilhaad (Deviation) in Allaah’s Names and Attributes and the negation of Takyif and Tamthil

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 8: Allaah Has No Equal or Rival
There is no equal nor rival to Allaah and there is none that is more knowledgeable of Allaah than Himself

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 9 : The Messengers are Those in Whose Information Trust Can be Placed
Knowledge of Allaah comes through the Messengers and hence they must be dependable and trustworthy. Thus, there is no decifiency or shortcoming in what they narrate about Allaah.

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 10 : Allaah is Free of Defects and the Statements of the Messengers are Devoid of Error
Allaah is free of all imperfections and following from this, the Messengers He has sent are also free of error and decificiency in what they narrate and inform about him

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 11 : How Allaah Describes Himself
Allaah’s way in describing himself by means of affirmation and negation, and Ahl us-Sunnah’s position being based upon it

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 12 : The Straight Path of the Prophets, Truthful, Martyrs and Righteous
A look at the way of those upon whom Allaah has bestowed His favour

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 13 : Surah Ikhlaas
The combination of affirmation and denial (for the Attributes of Allaah) illustrated in Surah Ikhlaas

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 14 : Aayat ul-Kursi (The Verse of the Footstool)
The combination of affirmation and denial for the Attributes of Allaah illustrated in Aayat ul-Kursi.

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 15 : Allaah’s Transcendence and Nearness And His Eternity, Without Beginning Or End
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Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 16 : Allaah’s Everlasting Life, and the Names al-Hakeem and al-Khabeer
Explanation of Allaah’s perfect and everlasting life, as well as the affirmation and explanation of two of Allaah’s Beatiful Names, al-Hakeem and al-Khabeer

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 17 : The Attributes of Ilm and Qudrah and Quwwah, and the Names ar-Razzaaq, al-Mateen
Affirmation of the perfect and all-encompassing attribute of knowledge for Allaah, the Most High and the affirmation some additional Names and respective Attributes.

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 18 : The Attributes of Hearing and Seeing
Affirmation of the two attributes of hearing and seeing for Allaah, and indication that Allaah combines between negation and affirmation when He describes or names Himself, this being the correct way and being a refutation of the opp

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 19 : Affirmation of the Iraadah and Mashee’ah for Allaah
Affirming Allaah’s Mashee’ah and Iraadah, by way of the textual evidences, and explaining the obligation to believe in the two types of Iraadah, and differentiating between them both to avoid the innovations of the Jabariyyah and Qadariyyah

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 20 : Affirmation of al-Mahabbah and al-Mawaddah (Love) for Allaah
Looking at the verses that contain an affirmation of the attribute of love (mahabbah, mawaddah) for Allaah, and explanation of those whom Allaah loves and the actions and qualities that He loves

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 21 : Affirmation of the Attributes of Rahmah (Mercy) and Maghfirah (Forgiveness) for Allaah
Explanation of a selection of the texts from the Quraan that indicate affirmation of the two attributes of rahmah and maghfirah for Allaah, the Most High and explaining the difference between the names ar-Rahmaan and ar-Raheem

Creed of Wasitiyyah : Part 22 : Affirmation of Pleasure, Anger, Hatred as Attributes for Allaah
Explanation of the verses that indicate the affirmation of the Attributes of pleasure, anger, hatred, punishment, cursing, and others, for Allaah, the Most High, in the manner that befits His Majesty

The Names of Allah Are Tawqeefiyyah (Restricted to Textual evidence)

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,