As for the hadith that was narrated by At-Tirmidhiyy: الراحمون يرحمهم الرحمن ارحموا من في الأرض يرحمكم من في السّماء [which means] “Those who are merciful, Ar-Rahman is Merciful to them. Be merciful to whoever…
Al-Bukhariyy narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: إذا كان أحدكم في صلاته فإنّه يناجي ربه فلا يبصقنّ في قبلته ولا عن يمينه فإن ربه بينه وبين قبلته [which translates literally as] “If one of you…
Among what proves that that book is above the ^Arsh in reality, with a real aboveness that cannot be explained in a way which is different than its apparent meaning, is the hadith narrated by…
There is nothing alive above the ^Arsh. There is only a book above the ^Arsh. Written in it is: إنّ رحمتي سَبَقَت غَضبي [which means] “Surely My Mercy overcomes My Punishment.” It means that the…
, Allah is not granted an honor by any of His creation and He does not benefit from any of His creation. For the Likeners to say that Allah sits on the ^Arsh is insulting…
The Likeners have taken the narration of Muslim by its apparent meaning and were then misguided, and what they say does not save them from misguidance. They say, “We interpret the statement, ‘fis-sama’,’ in the…
There are two reasons why what is in Sahih Muslim is not authentic, which is that a man came to the Messenger of Allah and asked him about a slave woman of his; the man…
It is not intended by the Ascension [Mi^raj] up to the skies that the Messenger would reach a place in which Allah exists, and whoever believes that blasphemes. The only intent of the Ascension is…
We raise our hands in du^a’ to the sky because it is the place from which the mercy and blessings descend; it is not because the Self of Allah exists in the sky. Similarly, we…
The foundation of the Creed is not based on delusion; rather, it is based on what is dictated by the sound mind, which is a witness for [the validity of the truthfulness of] the Religious…