The Objective of the Misguided Sects in Denying the Attributes

Question:
And Honorable Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), what is the objective of the misguided sects when they attribute to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) speech or rising above the Throne?

Answer:
Because they grew up with this and thought it to be the truth. This is with regard to those among them who are not fully knowledgeable. As for those who are not fully knowledgeable, they are their leaders. Their objective is to mislead. Ibn Sa'dan and al-Ja'd ibn Barhan, these are those who intentionally seek to mislead, to mislead the Ummah, because they removed this creed from the Jews and the Sabians and placed it in the midst of the beliefs of the Muslims. So their leaders and imams intended misguidance and misleading.
And their followers. They did not intend to change it, but they thought that this was the truth, and they taught it and thought that it was the truth. Indeed, they thought that the beliefs they teach in their schools and universities are the truth. Yes, and Allah the Exalted knows best. We ask Allah to protect him and to forgive him.