A Refutation of Those Who Say That There Is Metaphor in the Qur'an, the Sunnah, or the Arabic Language

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that there is metaphor in the Noble Qur'an, the Prophetic Sunnah, or the Arabic language? Is it said that there is metaphor in all of these? And what is meant by some of the verses that have come down, such as His saying, "And ask the town," and His saying, "He intends to break it"?

Answer:
My brother, there is no metaphor in the Arabic language in the correct view. And even if it were said that there is metaphor in the language, there is no metaphor in the Qur'an. If you wish to verify this, read the book *Al-Iman* (Faith) by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, both the large and the small versions. Also read *Al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah* (The Sent Down Thunderbolts) against the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'attilah by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim. And read a treatise by our Shaykh, Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), titled *Man' Jawaz al-Majaz fi al-Manzul li-l-Ta'abbud wa-l-I'jaz* (Prohibiting the Permissibility of Metaphor in the Revealed Text for the Sake of Worship and Inimitability). It is a printed treatise, published separately alongside his tafsir. Yes.