in it:

“And that Allah established Himself over His Throne, without specifying how, likening Him to creation, or figurative reinterpretation. Being established over the Throne is intelligible, but how it is so is unknown. And that He, mighty and majestic, is therein established over His Throne, distinct from His creation, and His creation is distinct from Him, without indwelling, intermingling, mixing, or contact. For He is the Unique One, distinct from creation, the One who has no need of creation. And that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing, All-Knowing, All-Aware. He speaks, is pleased and displeased, laughs and marvels, and reveals Himself to His servants on the Day of Resurrection, laughing. Every night He descends to the lowest heaven however He wills, saying: ‘Is there anyone calling upon Me, that I may answer him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there anyone repenting, that I may accept his repentance?’ This continues until dawn breaks.”

He said:

“The Lord’s descent to heaven is without specifying how, likening Him to creation, or figurative reinterpretation. Whoever denies the descent and reinterprets it is a misguided innovator.”

[Ibn Abī Hātim’s words]

ʿAbd al-Rahmān ibn Abī Hātim said:

“I asked my father and Abū Zurʿah about the teachings of the people of the Sunnah—meaning concerning the fundamentals of religion—and the beliefs they had found the scholars holding throughout the regions. They replied: ‘We encountered scholars throughout the regions—in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and Yemen. Among their teachings were that faith consists of words and deeds, increases and decreases, and that the Quran is Allah’s speech, uncreated in all its aspects.’”

Later in the statement, he said:

“And that Allah is over His Throne, distinct from His creation, as He described Himself in His Book and through His Messenger, without specifying how. His knowledge encompasses all things.”