On a poem summarizing the biography of the Prophet of Allah, Yusuf

Question : The questioner says: There is a poem that recounts the story of Yusuf (peace be upon him), which includes the lines: “Allah is greater than what circulates in the mind, and His decree over the creatures is the decree of the All-Powerful.”

Answer : Yes, we agree with the author of the poem on that point, that Allah is greater and more exalted than what moves through thoughts or imaginations, for He, Glorified and Exalted is He, is not like anything, and He is as He described Himself: No one can encompass Allah, or the names of Allah, or the attributes of Allah in knowledge. For even if one knows the attributes from one aspect, which is knowing their meanings that we can reach, we do not know the manner, the essence, or the reality of how these attributes are. And His action over the creatures is the action of the All-Powerful without doubt, for He is All-Powerful over everything. But this poem was recorded with a good melody that necessitates humility and necessitates attachment to it, yet it contains many false things that the Qur'an invalidates, and that reason and fitrah (the innate natural disposition) invalidate. Therefore, one should not rely on it as if what is in it is correct; rather, it contains much falsehood that is not correct, as becomes clear from the story. Therefore, I warn people from taking it as their constant practice, reading it constantly, until they present it to a student of knowledge to show them the false things so that they may remove them from this recording.