Dislike of Delving Deep into Questions about the Attributes of Allah

Question : You loved Allah. The questioner asks: What is your view of the one who cites the hadith, "The breath of the fasting person is more pleasing to Allah than the scent of musk," as evidence for the attribute of smell for Allah the Exalted?

Answer : This is an example of excessive strictness and delving into matters that do not need to be asked. I ask this questioner: Did the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ask, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke this hadith, "O Messenger of Allah, does Allah smell or not?"
They never said this. So let what sufficed the Companions suffice you, O my Muslim brother, for they are, by Allah, more God-fearing than you and more knowledgeable about Allah than you, and they had Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who is more knowledgeable about Allah the Majestic and Exalted than the one being asked. So beware, O young men, O students of knowledge, beware of delving into these matters and asking, "Does Allah smell or not?"
But one person will come and ask, "Does Allah have a nose or not?" And another will come and ask, "Does Allah have two eyes? Does He have eyelashes or not? Does He have eyelids or not?" All these questions are not permissible. Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said that asking about the modality of rising above the Throne is a religious innovation, and this is of the same kind. We say: If Allah the Majestic and Exalted is described with smell, then it is an attribute, and it is perfection. If He is not described with it, then nothing is required of you in this matter. Follow what the reports (athar) have brought, and leave aside hypothetical scenarios. Yes.