Additional clarification from "Abu Malik" regarding the term "limit."
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Abu Malik: Glory be to Allah! He asked me that day, of course, regarding the Throne and the Footstool. Of course, the Throne and the Footstool are created things belonging to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and every created thing has a limit to which it ends. So, of course, we know that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), as is explicit in the Qur'an, is established above His Throne.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Abu Malik: So this being established above, of course, this is where they can get confused, meaning, when we say that the Throne and the Footstool are limited, and that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is above His Throne, and that, of course, how is this being established above? Just as we do not know the nature of the being established above, we also do not know the reality of the Throne and the Footstool, how they are.
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The questioner : ... .
Abu Malik: Yes, by Allah, praise be to Allah, and by Allah, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: ... the Messenger of Allah.
Abu Malik: Yes, by Allah, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh: ... in error, and they think that they are doing well. The Imam al-Haramayn lived his whole life, and then he advised that he was regretful and that you should follow the methodology of the Salaf. This is the greatest lesson.
Abu Malik: Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Abu Malik: So this being established above, of course, this is where they can get confused, meaning, when we say that the Throne and the Footstool are limited, and that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is above His Throne, and that, of course, how is this being established above? Just as we do not know the nature of the being established above, we also do not know the reality of the Throne and the Footstool, how they are.
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The questioner : ... .
Abu Malik: Yes, by Allah, praise be to Allah, and by Allah, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: ... the Messenger of Allah.
Abu Malik: Yes, by Allah, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh: ... in error, and they think that they are doing well. The Imam al-Haramayn lived his whole life, and then he advised that he was regretful and that you should follow the methodology of the Salaf. This is the greatest lesson.
Abu Malik: Yes, that is right.
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