Is it true that Imam Malik said this?
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The student: Attribute this statement to Ibn 'Abd al-Barr. Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said: Imam Malik said it?
The Shaykh : This is never the case; this is a lie. Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about istiwaa' (rising above the Throne) and he answered with the well-known answer. But why do you say that whoever says that Allah is not in the sky must have his tongue cut off, because he is denying the Qur'an? As for the one who pointed to the sky, he pointed to the one who knows Allah best. In the sermon at 'Arafah, in the largest gathering, he said:. May Allah reward you. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is never the case; this is a lie. Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about istiwaa' (rising above the Throne) and he answered with the well-known answer. But why do you say that whoever says that Allah is not in the sky must have his tongue cut off, because he is denying the Qur'an? As for the one who pointed to the sky, he pointed to the one who knows Allah best. In the sermon at 'Arafah, in the largest gathering, he said: