The student’s reading from the author’s statement: “Chapter Ten: On the Rising of Allah above His Throne. The term *istiwa’* (rising above the Throne) in language: it is used with meanings that revolve around perfection and completion, and it appears in the Qur’an in three ways:”
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The reader: “... revolve around perfection and completion, and it appears in the Qur’an in three ways: unrestricted, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted [Al-Qasas 28:14] meaning he became perfect, and restricted by “to,” as in the saying of Allah the Exalted meaning He intended with a complete will, and restricted by “upon,” as in the saying of Allah the Exalted and its meaning in that case is elevation and stability”
The Shaykh : What does it mean?
The reader: ... stability
The Shaykh : ... Yes
The reader: “And its meaning in that case is elevation and stability. So the rising of Allah above His Throne means His elevation and stability upon it, an elevation and stability befitting His Majesty and Greatness, and it is among His attributes of action indicated by the Book, the Sunnah, and scholarly consensus.
And among the evidence from the Book is the saying of Allah the Exalted[Taha 20:5] And among the evidence from the Sunnah is what al-Khallal narrated in his book *al-Sunnah* with a sound chain meeting the conditions of al-Bukhari, from Qatadah ibn al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned it in *Jama' al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah* on page thirty-four, and Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani said that it is mentioned... ”
The Shaykh : Indeed, he
The reader: ...
The Shaykh : ... the quoted speech requires the kasrah[Maryam 19:30] Yes
The reader: “It is mentioned in every book that Allah revealed to every Prophet. End of quote. And the people of the Sunnah have agreed that Allah the Exalted is above His Throne, and none of them said that He is not upon the Throne, and no one can transmit from them otherwise, neither by explicit text nor by implication.”
And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature
ولما بلغ أشده واستوىThen He rose above the heaven
ثم استوى إلى السماءso that you may settle upon their backs
لتستووا على ظهورهThe Shaykh : What does it mean?
The reader: ... stability
The Shaykh : ... Yes
The reader: “And its meaning in that case is elevation and stability. So the rising of Allah above His Throne means His elevation and stability upon it, an elevation and stability befitting His Majesty and Greatness, and it is among His attributes of action indicated by the Book, the Sunnah, and scholarly consensus.
And among the evidence from the Book is the saying of Allah the Exalted
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش استوىI heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When Allah finished His creation, He rose above His Throne
سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : لما فرغ الله من خلقه استوى على عرشهThe Shaykh : Indeed, he
The reader: ...
The Shaykh : ... the quoted speech requires the kasrah
[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah
قال إني عبد اللهThe reader: “It is mentioned in every book that Allah revealed to every Prophet. End of quote. And the people of the Sunnah have agreed that Allah the Exalted is above His Throne, and none of them said that He is not upon the Throne, and no one can transmit from them otherwise, neither by explicit text nor by implication.”