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—exalted is He—:
“And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.” {134} [al-Nisā’ 134]
And He Most High said to Moses and Aaron:
“Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.” {46} [Tā Hā 46]
He thus spoke of His hearing, His seeing, and His sight.
He said: The Jahmiyyah denied that He has a Face as He has stated, and rejected His having hearing and sight. They agreed with the Christians, for the Christians affirmed hearing and sight for Allah only in the sense that He is knowing. The Jahmiyyah said the same.
He said: What the Jahmiyyah’s position really amounts to is their saying that
تعالى وَكَانَ اللهُ سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
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[النساء ١٣٤]
وقال تعالى لموسى وهارون إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَى
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[طه ٤٦]
فأخبر عن سمعه ورؤيته وبصره قال ونفت الجهمية أن يكون له وجه كما قال وأبطلوا أن يكون له سمع وبصر ووافقوا النصارى لأن النصارى لم تثبت لله سمعًا ولا بصرًا إلا على معنى أنه عالم وكذلك قالت الجهمية قال وحقيقة قول الجهمية أنهم قالوا إن