The ruling on being content with the statement of the one who says: (Allah rose above the Throne in a manner befitting Him)
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Question : Now, if someone were to say, "I say that Allah rose above the Throne in a manner befitting His majesty," would that be sufficient?
Answer : It is not sufficient, it is not sufficient. Because we must ask: what do you mean by istiwaa' (rising above the Throne)? As for "a manner befitting His majesty," even the seizing of the Throne is befitting His majesty. We still do not understand whether you are following the way of the Salaf (the earliest generations) or the way of the Khalaf (the later generations). You must say: He rose above in a height befitting His majesty.
Answer : It is not sufficient, it is not sufficient. Because we must ask: what do you mean by istiwaa' (rising above the Throne)? As for "a manner befitting His majesty," even the seizing of the Throne is befitting His majesty. We still do not understand whether you are following the way of the Salaf (the earliest generations) or the way of the Khalaf (the later generations). You must say: He rose above in a height befitting His majesty.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [944] حكم الاكتفاء بقول القائل: (استوى الله على العرش استواء يليق به) - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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