Is Allah Almighty described as "the One Who sets prices" based on the Hadith: "Indeed, it is Allah who is the One Who sets prices"?
The hadith mentioned in the question is authentic, narrated by Abu Dawud and Al-Tirmidhi from Anas, in which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, refused to set prices, saying: "Indeed, Allah is the One who sets prices, the Withholder, the Provider, the Bestower." This hadith proves that pricing and controlling prices are in the hand of Allah alone, and it is an attribute of His actions that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, affirmed for his Lord. There is no objection to describing Allah with this attribute in a context similar to what is stated in the prophetic hadith, bearing in mind that Allah Almighty should not be described except with what has been mentioned in the Sharī‘ah, or what is true.
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