Did Allah rise above the Throne by contact or without contact?

Question : Now, the second question: Did Allah rise above the Throne by contact or without contact?

Answer : The answer is that we say in this case what we said in the first. Asking about this is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and it is not permissible for us to say "by contact" or "without contact." We say "He rose above" and do not go beyond the recitation and the report, because regarding these unseen matters, it is not permissible for you to ask about anything except its meaning only. As for its modality or anything beyond the meaning, it is not permissible for you to investigate it, neither by asking nor by answering. For this reason, we say that some scholars err when they say that Allah rose above the Throne without contact. We say: You have no right to say "without contact" nor to say "by contact." Leave this alone. What sufficed the Companions, who are more eager for knowledge than you and more reverent toward Allah (Mighty and Majestic), suffices you. Do you understand? So, we say that the word "by contact" or "without contact" must be abolished and removed.