Is one who interprets or defers a single attribute or more of the attributes of Allah ruled to be an innovator?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who interprets or defers a single attribute or more of the attributes of Allah ruled to be an innovator and not from the people of the Sunnah and the community? Or are there guidelines for this issue?

Answer:
There is a difference between the one who believes in figurative interpretation (ta'wil) absolutely regarding the attributes, in the names and attributes, and builds his creed upon this; this is considered an innovator and is not from the people of the Sunnah and the community. And the one who is upon the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community, but something of figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of some attributes may occur in his speech; he is not ruled to be an innovator, nor is he ruled to be outside the school of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Rather, it is ruled that this is an error; he erred in this issue. So if his speech is sound except in this issue, it is said that he erred in it.
And it is not said that he has exited. Yes. Many of the great imams may have something of figurative interpretation (ta'wil) of the attributes in their speech, but they are upon the school of the people of the Sunnah and the community, but they erred in this or in this slip; so they do not exit the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community with one error or a slight error, unless his entire school is built upon this. Yes.