Subject: A lecture delivered by Nazīh Ḥammād broadcast on Qurʾān al-Karīm Radio.
From: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Bāz (b. 1330 AH/1910 CE; d. 1420 AH/1999 CE)
To: The esteemed brother, the noble Shaykh, Professor Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī (b. 1351 AH/1933 CE; d. 1447 AH/2025 CE), may Allah grant him safety.
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmat Allah wa barakātuh.
To proceed:
The noble professor Muḥammad ibn Saʿd ash-Shuwayʿir has informed me that you listened to a lecture by Nazīh Ḥammād which was broadcast on Qurʾān al-Karīm Radio on Tuesday, 12/06/1415 AH, between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. In that lecture, he mentioned what is regarded as an incorrect interpretation of the Attributes of Allah, namely al-Ḥayāʾ (Shyness) and al-Ghaḍab (Anger).
I therefore hope that you, given your standing, will seek Allah’s reward by refuting this matter and clarifying the truth to the Muslims, as I myself did not listen to the lecture.
May Allah grant you success in every good and multiply your reward. Indeed, He is All-Hearing and Ever-Near.
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmat Allah wa barakātuh.
Grand Muftī of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Head of the Council of Senior Scholars,
and President of Scholarly Research and Religious Verdicts.
References
Ibn Bāz, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Allah (d. 1420 AH/1999 CE), official correspondence addressed to Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī concerning a lecture by Nazīh Ḥammād broadcast on Qurʾān al-Karīm Radio, Reference no. 1/2203, dated 24/07/1415 AH, issued by the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Religious Verdicts, Riyadh.
