The ruling on describing Allah as having a body

Question : Now, after it is said, is the word "body" or "not a body" reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or from the Companions?

Answer : The answer is no. However, the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), who denied the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), began to tarnish the reputation of those who affirm the attributes with such things, saying, "You are people of tajsim (ascribing a body to Allah), you are people of tashbih (likening Allah to creation)," in order to turn people away from it.
But I say that describing the Truth with these descriptions does no harm. We say that the word "body" or "having a body" or the like are all innovations intended to turn people away from affirmation. So what is our position? Our position is to say: It is obligatory that we be polite with Allah and His Messenger. So we do not deny the body, nor do we affirm the body, because Allah did not affirm it, nor did He deny it, and likewise the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a report about the Lord, so it is obligatory that we be polite before Allah and His Messenger, and we say: We do not affirm the body, nor do we deny it. This is one point. As for the meaning, we seek clarification and say: What do you mean by the body that you have brought up and made strange to us? Do you mean a body composed of bones, nerves, blood, flesh, and the like? If so, this is a false meaning that does not befit Allah, and we do not accept it; rather, we deny it with the greatest denial. Or do you mean by "body" the Great Essence, described with what befits it of attributes of perfection? If someone says, "I mean this meaning," what do we say? We say: This is the truth, and we affirm it for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and we believe that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) has an Essence and attributes, and this is not a defect for us.
And it is not possible to affirm Allah (Mighty and Majestic) except in this manner, because if you say that He is an attribute in another, this is a great denial, and if you say that He is a concept and is nothing, and is not seen or witnessed, this is also a great denial. He must have an Essence, (Glorified and Exalted is He), but it does not resemble the essences of the created beings, and this is the truth. As for the drumming, the clamor, and making things strange to us, this does not harm us. What harm did it do to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that it was said of him that he was a lying sorcerer, or that he was a mad poet? Rather, that only increased his elevation, and his reward and recompense.