What is the ruling on one who asks about an attribute or name of Allah and is answered that he should not ask about such things?

Question:
One of them, in answering a question regarding the verses that came down stating that Allah mocks, forbade the questioner from asking this question and answered him by saying, "Do not ask about such details. If something is confusing to a Muslim, he must stop and entrust the knowledge of this thing, or this attribute, or that one, to its Knower and its Bestower, Glorified and Exalted is He." Does his answer count as tafwid (delegation) of these attributes?

Answer:
Yes, this is tafwid, and such speech is not permissible. But if he says, "I do not know, ask someone else," that is what is obligatory for him to say: "I do not know, ask someone else." As for saying, "It is referred back to Allah, and I do not know its meaning," that is lying about Allah, Mighty and Majestic. And such a thing is not permissible to ask about in these great matters. Yes, because he is ignorant. Yes.