What is the ruling on ta'wil (figurative interpretation) regarding the attributes?

Question:
What is the ruling on ta'wil (figurative interpretation) regarding the attributes?

Answer:
Ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is denounced; it is not permissible to interpret the attributes figuratively. Rather, it is obligatory to pass them over as they appear, in the manner intended by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), without distortion, without asking how, and without likening Allah to creation, following the way of the Arabs and their styles. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) informed us of His attributes and His names and said: [Surat al-Shura: 11]. So we must pass them over as they came. This is what the people of the Sunnah and the community said: we pass them over as they came without asking how, meaning: pass them over as they came without distorting them or interpreting them figuratively, but let them pass over as they appear, in the manner befitting Allah, without asking how or likening Allah to creation. It is said: He rose above the Throne in a manner befitting the majesty of Allah, not resembling His creation in His attributes. So it is with the Eye, so it is with the Hearing, so it is with the Hand, so it is with the Foot, and so it is with the rest. They are all attributes befitting Allah, in which He does not resemble His creation (Exalted and Majestic is He).
And His saying, the Exalted: [Surat al-Qamar: 14] [Surat Ta-Ha: 39] does not necessitate ta'wil (figurative interpretation); because this is the language of the Arabs. The intended meaning is to clarify that the ship moves under the protection and care of Allah. This is not called ta'wil (figurative interpretation); this is a clarification of the intended meaning. And so that he be raised under My eyes, under His (Glorified and Exalted is He) care and His guidance for him in his upbringing, peace and blessings be upon him, meaning: Musa.
And so [Surat al-Tur: 48] means: that he is under the protection, guarding, preservation, victory, and support of his Lord, and so on with other attributes.
Likewise, the hadith: is passed over as it came, in the manner befitting Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), without distortion, without asking how, and without likening Allah to creation, but in the manner intended by Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
So it is with the descent in the last part of the night, so it is with the Hearing, so it is with the anger, so it is with the satisfaction, so it is with the laughter. They are passed over as they came, in the manner befitting Allah, without distortion, without denial of the divine attributes, without asking how, and without likening Allah to creation, but in the manner befitting Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), without resembling His creation (Mighty and Majestic)... He is perfect in everything: [Surat al-Shura: 11].