they are kept free of otherwise permissible activities that have not been prescribed in them, let alone disliked activities.

Similarly, the wealth acquired without fighting and the one-fifth share of spoils are described as “the wealth of Allah and His Messenger.” In this sense, Allah’s servants are those who worship Him and obey His commands.

This form of attribution pertains to His divinity, His law, and His religion, whereas the other pertains to His lordship and His creation. This general attribution entails only His creation and His lordship.

Likewise, His words are of two kinds: His religious words, which embody His law and His religion, such as the Quran; and His creative words, through which He brings things into existence. These are the words in which the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sought refuge when he said:

“I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words, beyond which neither the righteous nor the wicked can pass.”

For neither the righteous nor the wicked can escape His words through which He brings created things into existence. This is unlike His words through which He has prescribed His religion: the wicked have disobeyed them, as have Iblīs and those who follow him.

Allah Most High does not attribute any created thing to Himself by way of special designation unless