Continuation of the discussion on the author's statement: "If it is said: Is it permissible to interpret Allah's rising above His Throne as His dominion over it, as the deniers of the divine attributes interpreted it, in order to escape from"

The Shaykh :"It is not possible for these to be necessary implications of the texts of the Book and the Sunnah, and whoever thinks that they are necessary implications of them is misguided." The rest will come, if Allah wills... Yes.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh :"If it is said: Is it permissible to interpret Allah's rising above His Throne as His dominion over it, as the deniers of the divine attributes interpreted it" They said that "He rose above the Throne" means "He gained dominion over the Throne" by adding the letter lam. Ibn al-Qayyim said, "The addition of the letter lam in 'istawala' (gained dominion) by these people is like the addition of the letter nun in 'hunata' (wheat) by the Jews." The Jews were told and they entered through their rear ends, saying "hunata" (wheat), not "hatat" (remission of sins). They wanted wheat to fill their bellies. Yes, these people added the letter lam just as the Jews added the letter nun and said "istawa" (rose) meaning "istawala" (gained dominion). We say: Glory to Allah the Great! This is not correct. In all seven places where Allah the Mighty and Majestic mentioned "istawa" (rising), not one of them said "istawala" (gained dominion). So how can "istawa" be interpreted to mean "istawala"? For this reason, we say