The ruling on the statement of contact and non-contact regarding Allah’s rising above the Throne

Question:
And other than the one who is the Shaytan, may Allah honor him. One of the imams of the Dawah mentioned in al-Buwayrah that Allah’s rising above His Throne is not contact with Allah, and he cited as evidence the book Sharh al-Sunnah, until he reached the point where the students who are advised to permit it and the worshippers mentioned that it is not appropriate for him, and they oppose those who fast in other than this statement. What is your ruling on this statement, and what is your intention in not [doing so]?

Answer:
First, calling this person one of the imams of the Dawah while he says this; he is not one of the imams of the Dawah. They do not say this. They say, “He rose above the Throne,” and they do not say “contact” or “non-contact.” They do not say this, because this has not come in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of His Messenger. We neither deny it nor affirm it. We say that He rose above the Throne in reality; He rose and is above the Throne, (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is not in need of the Throne; rather, it is the Throne that is in need of Him, (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for saying “non-contact” and “non-such-and-such,” these are additions for which Allah has not sent down any authority.