The Ruling on Metaphor in the Speech of Allah and His Messenger

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that there is absolutely no figurative interpretation (ta'wil), or is it only that there is none in matters of the unseen, such as the divine attributes?

Answer:
There is figurative interpretation (ta'wil) in the speech of Allah and the speech of His Messenger in its true sense. By figurative interpretation, they mean that it is not as it appears on the surface, meaning that Allah speaks to us about something that is not as it appears on the surface, and may Allah protect us from that, is it a deception of us? No, Glorified and Exalted is He from that, yes.