What is the reason for the Salaf’s strictness in certain matters of creed, such as the attribute of being above the Throne, the seeing of Allah, and the fact that the Qur’an is the speech of Allah?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the reason that the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) were strict in certain matters of creed, such as the attribute of being above the Throne, seeing Allah the Exalted in the Hereafter, and that the Qur’an is the speech of Allah and not created?

Answer:
They were not strict, my brother, but they followed what Allah revealed, believed in it, and refuted those who denied it and were blasphemous regarding the verses of Allah. This is not called strictness; rather, it is called holding fast to and believing in what Allah revealed. Let us drop the term “strictness” and say that this is holding fast to what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed. Yes.