What is the ruling on asking about the manner of the Divine Descent?

Question:
Is asking about the Divine Descent a religious innovation? Asking about its manner is a religious innovation, and believing in it is obligatory, just as we say that regarding the Rising above the Throne.

Answer:
Yes, everything that is among the attributes of Allah falls under this rule mentioned by Imam Malik. When a man asked him, the man said to Imam Malik: "The Most Merciful rose above the Throne; how did He rise?" He asked Malik: "How did He rise?" So Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) lowered his head until sweat covered him out of fear of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Then he raised his head and said: "The Rising is known, meaning its meaning is known, and the manner is unknown. Believing in it is obligatory, and asking about it—meaning asking about the manner, asking about it—is a religious innovation. I do not think you are anything but a man of evil." So he ordered that he be taken out of his gathering. Yes.