It is well known that Ibn Taymiyyah and others, in more than one place, say: "The one who denies the divine attributes worships non-existence, and the one who likens Allah to creation worships an idol."

The questioner : You mentioned in your commentary and explanation of "al-Tahawiyyah" and in the lecture that the one who denies the divine attributes worships non-existence and that the one who ascribes a body to Allah worships an idol. It is well known that Ibn Taymiyyah and others, in more than one place, say: "The one who denies the divine attributes worships non-existence, and the one who likens Allah to creation worships an idol," and that the Salaf reject the statement of His absolute transcendence or the denial of a body, and attribute the statement of a body to the Salaf even though they do not say it; so what is your opinion?

The Shaykh : What do they attribute?

The questioner : The body; they attribute the statement of a body to the Salaf even though they do not say it.

The Shaykh : No one among the scholars of the Muslims, neither Ibn Taymiyyah nor anyone else, says that the Salaf used to say that Allah has a body. I hopeThe questioner : He should reconsider what he mentioned; otherwise, this is a recorded lie. I hope that if he finds an expression that leads him to believe that Ibn Taymiyyah reports from the Salaf that they say Allah has a body, he should consult us on this so that we are all clear about what we say or report.