What is the difference between rising above and settling, and why did some of the Salaf reject interpreting rising above as settling?

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The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner : Why...

The Shaykh : Why? Because they say that in the Arabic language, *istiwa'* (rising above) comes to mean settling, it comes to mean settling. Because His saying does not mean mere rising above, but rather rising above... because the blessing is not completed unless He settles upon the ship and upon the livestock with a settling that is stable. But if He rises above them and then... falls, the blessing is not completed. "It is indicated by the Book, the Sunnah, and scholarly consensus..."