ANSWERED: Allah (SWT)'s hearing and his knowledge

[Omar HH]

What is the difference between Allah (SWT_'s hearing and knowledge in the Ashari school?

[Ash^ariyy]

Allah said in the Qur'an, in Surat ash-Shura, ayah 11: which means: "There is nothing like Him and He has the attribute of Hearing and Seeing." Which means that even His Attributes does not ressemble any of his creation

Knowledge (al-^Ilm): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Knowledge. This is an eternal and everlasting attribute of His Self. Allah knows eternally about His Self, attributes, and what He creates. Nothing is absent from His Knowledge.

Hearing (as-Sam^): It is obligatory to believe Allah is attributed with Hearing. This is an eternal and everlasting attribute of Allah with which Allah hears all things that are hearable. There is no difference between what is near to us and what is far from us because Allah is not in a place. He hears without an ear, without means, and without instruments. His hearing is not subject to weakening nor change because weakness and change are non-befitting to Allah. Allah says: which means: [He is the One attributed with Hearing and Sight.]

[talib al-habib]

salams

from the basic point of view, Allah's knowledge is related to the possible, the necessary and the impossible. His hearing is related to all existent things.

And Allah knows best

[Omar HH]

Yeah because his hearing is outside of time and space so it sort of seemed like it WAS his knowledge you know?

I get what Talib is saying, al-Hamdulilah.