What is your opinion on Sayyid Qutb’s interpretation of His saying, the Exalted: “Master of the Day of Judgment,” and the interpretation of “istawa” (He rose above) as meaning “He controlled”?

The questioner : The brother says: What is your opinion on Sayyid Qutb’s interpretation regarding His saying, the Exalted: , ; the meaning of “Malik” (Master) or the meaning of “istawa” (He rose above), which is control?

The Shaykh : Which one is it?

The questioner : Control.

The Shaykh : Yes, regarding “istawa” (He rose above), the meaning of control is understood, but regarding , how does he interpret it?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : His interpretation of “istawa” (He rose above) as meaning “He controlled” is a known interpretation of the later generations (Khalaf); it contradicts the interpretation of the Salaf, and it has a danger that some of the later scholars noticed; because they felt that when they interpreted “istawa” (He rose above) as meaning “He controlled” and “He took possession,” they were like one who was under the rain and then moved under the gutter; he fled from one thing and fell into something more dangerous. So the Salaf interpreted “istawa” (He rose above) as meaning “He rose high,” and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is undoubtedly the Most High in attribute and essence, as one of the scholars said:
"And the Lord of the Throne is above the Throne, but *** without the description of settling and connection"
Our Lord has the attribute of being above all creation, but this being above Him over His Throne and all His creations is not like the rising of kings upon their thrones. Therefore, it is necessary to affirm [the attribute] with transcendence, and it is not permissible to transcend [the attribute] with figurative interpretation (ta'wil); because the matter requires combining affirmation and transcendence. Just as it is not permissible to affirm with likening Allah to creation (tashbih), it is not permissible to use figurative interpretation (ta'wil) with transcendence. Rather, as the Lord of the worlds said: , He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing in truth, but He does not resemble any of His creation in that, ever.
So the interpretation of the summary as meaning “He controlled” and “He took possession” is an interpretation of the later generations (Khalaf); because in addition to its contradiction of the interpretation of the Salaf, which is that He rose high, it implies that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, was not controlling before that, and was not taking possession; especially regarding the other verse: , and it implies delay. The meaning of that, when we interpret “istawa” (He rose above) as meaning “He took possession,” is that before that moment He was not taking possession. So who was taking possession of the Throne at that time, other than the Lord of the worlds, Blessed and Exalted is He, the Creator of all things? It is known that this figurative interpretation (ta'wil) does not prevail among the Salaf.
Other than that?