Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Then He drew near and descended, so He revealed to His servant”

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Is it permissible to affirm the attributes of Allah the Mighty and Majestic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the night of the Mi'raj? And what is the evidence for that?

Answer:
“Then He drew near and appeared, so He revealed to His servant.” If a servant worships, whom does he worship? He worships Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
This indicates that the One who drew near is Allah, and that He revealed to His servant Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Some of the exegetes say that the intended meaning is Jibril, who is described as having severe strength. This is Jibril, the one of great rank, who stood in his place at the highest horizon. Then “He drew near” means Jibril drew near, and “descended” means he descended, so “He revealed to His servant” means the servant of Allah. There is difficulty in this view because the pronoun refers back to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and the One who revealed to His servant is Allah, not Jibril. The apparent meaning of the verse, and Allah knows best, is that the One who drew near is Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, and the second opinion is that it was Jibril.