Do we say: “He rose above the Throne with His Self”?

Question : Third, do we say, “He rose above the Throne with His Self,” or do we not say it?

Answer : We say there is no need for this; the word “with His Self” is not necessary for us, because every action that Allah attributes to Himself is attributed to His Self without doubt. For this reason, you do not say, “Allah created the heavens with His Self.”
Because He who created the heavens is the same One who created the heavens. And you do not say, “He descends to the lowest heaven with His Self.” What is the need? As long as the action is attributed to Allah, it proceeds from Him. However, it is reported in the words of some of the Salaf that they said, “Allah rose above the Throne with His Self.” Their intention in saying this was to refute the claim of those who said that Allah seized control of the Throne.
Just as they said, “Allah the Exalted is All-Knowing with His Self,” in response to the claim of those who say that Allah is All-Knowing by His attributes, not by His Self. Otherwise, the principle that is free from doubt is that everything Allah attributes to Himself is attributed to His Self. Everything Allah attributes to Himself is attributed to His Self. Is that clear?
So, there is no need for us to say, “He rose above the Throne with His Self,” because Allah said, “He rose above the Throne.” Who? Allah Himself. So, what is the need to say “with His Self”? But if someone were to doubt us and say, “With whom did He rise? Did He seize control, and there is no rising of the Self?” In that case, we would be compelled to say “with His Self.” Does He descend to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains? Do we add to it and say, “He descends with His Self”?
We do not add it. There is no need, because Allah attributed the descent to Himself. So, if He says, “He descends to the lowest heaven,” it means He Himself descends. What is the need to say “with His Self”? But when the deniers of the divine attributes (ta'til) said that He descends by His command, the people of the Sunnah and the community needed to say that He descends with His Self, meaning His Self descends. This is the intention behind saying “with His Self”: His Self descends. Yes. For this reason, we say there is no need for “He rose above the Throne with His Self,” because it is known simply by the attribution of the action to Allah.