The Meaning of the Term "Limit" in Ibn al-Mubarak's Statement on Istiwa'
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Question:
And Abu Maysib said: "Allah has informed you that it was reported from Ibn al-Mubarak that when he was asked how we know of His rising above the Throne, he said: We know that He is established upon His Throne. So he came back the next morning, and it was said to him: With a limit? He said: Yes, with a limit. So what is the difference between the limit that Abu Maysib brought and the limit that Ibn al-Mubarak established?"
Answer:
Ibn al-Mubarak does not intend a figurative meaning at all, because he is one of the imams of the Salaf. His intention with the term is the reality, meaning the reality that He rose above the Throne in reality, not in a figurative sense. This is the meaning of this term, meaning reality: He rose above the Throne in reality, not in a figurative sense.
And Abu Maysib said: "Allah has informed you that it was reported from Ibn al-Mubarak that when he was asked how we know of His rising above the Throne, he said: We know that He is established upon His Throne. So he came back the next morning, and it was said to him: With a limit? He said: Yes, with a limit. So what is the difference between the limit that Abu Maysib brought and the limit that Ibn al-Mubarak established?"
Answer:
Ibn al-Mubarak does not intend a figurative meaning at all, because he is one of the imams of the Salaf. His intention with the term is the reality, meaning the reality that He rose above the Throne in reality, not in a figurative sense. This is the meaning of this term, meaning reality: He rose above the Throne in reality, not in a figurative sense.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/2 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : يداية الشريط التأويل المذموم والتأويل الصحيح — youtube.com (59:06)
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