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Is the attribute of silence affirmed for Allah, the Exalted and Most High, based on the Hadith: "And that which He remained silent about is pardoned"?

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Silence is an attribute affirmed for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, as evidenced by the and scholarly consensus. In the Sunnah, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "And what He kept silent about is pardoned," and "He kept silent about things as a mercy to you, not out of forgetfulness." Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah narrated from Abu Ismail al-Ansari al-Harawi his saying: "That Allah is a Speaker; if He wills, He speaks, and if He wills, He is silent." Thus, silence is an attribute affirmed for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, in a manner befitting His glory, as He Almighty said: {There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.}

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