In the hadith: “Indeed, Allah has written a Book, and it is with Him above the Throne.” Is this Book considered a created thing?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the hadith mentioned by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), that Allah has written a Book and it is with Him above the Throne, is this Book considered a created thing? And if it is a created thing, is it the highest of created things, rather than the Throne?

The Shaykh:
No. The Book is with Him, with His Glory and Exaltation. “With Him” here means nearness and exclusivity, unlike other things. The written content is a created thing, but the act of writing itself is an action of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), one of His attributes. The written content is a created thing, like creation; this is an attribute, but the created thing is not called an attribute. It is called an effect among the effects of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.

The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Between the action and the effect: the effect is a created thing, while the action itself is an attribute. Allah creates, writes, provides sustenance, gives life, and causes death; these are His attributes (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.