Is it correct to describe Allah’s rising above the Throne as Him being settled upon it by His essence?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Your Eminence,The Shaykh : I have two questions regarding creed and two regarding rulings. The first question on creed is about Allah’s rising above the Throne: does it mean that Allah is settled upon the Throne by His essence?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to use terms that are not found in the Shari'ah. It is not permissible to describe Allah as being settled, because first, being settled is a human attribute, and second, our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) has not been described with this attribute, so that we might say it is a settling befitting His Majesty and Perfection, just as we do with rising above the Throne. We do not describe Allah except with what He has described Himself with, and this is coupled with His transcendence.[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] This is the answer to the first question. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to use terms that are not found in the Shari'ah. It is not permissible to describe Allah as being settled, because first, being settled is a human attribute, and second, our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) has not been described with this attribute, so that we might say it is a settling befitting His Majesty and Perfection, just as we do with rising above the Throne. We do not describe Allah except with what He has described Himself with, and this is coupled with His transcendence.
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصير
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