and the hadith they cite to deny seeing Allah:

“No one should see Allah, either in this world or in the Hereafter.”

And the hadith they cite to deny Allah’s being above, such as the report Ibn ‘Asākir narrated in his dictated work denying direction, from his teacher Ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-‘Awsajī, attributing to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the words:

“He who created ‘where’ cannot be asked, ‘Where?’”

He used this to disparage the hadith of Ibn Ishāq, narrated by Abū Dāwūd and others, which contains the words:

“We seek your intercession with Allah, and Allah’s intercession with you.”

He went to great lengths to impugn Ibn Ishāq, while himself relying on a hadith that scholars unanimously agree is among the most blatantly fabricated reports. Yet the most they said about it was:

“It is singular.”

And the hadiths cited by those among these groups and others who identify the Creator with creation, such as their claim that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“My Lord, increase my bewilderment concerning You.”

Likewise, the hadiths cited by those who attribute imperfections to Allah, such as the report about the dark-grey camel and His descending to earth on the evening of ‘Arafah, where He shakes hands with those riding and embraces