doing so and said that He dwells in every place, and the position of those who said that He has no limit. These two groups rejected the assertion that He is in one place rather than another.

He said: Others said that He is a body devoid of all bodily attributes: He has neither length, breadth, nor depth, and is not described as having taste, color, texture, or any bodily attribute. He is neither within things nor upon the Throne, except in the sense that He is above it without touching it. He is above things and above the Throne, and His relation to things amounts to no more than His being above them.

He said: Hishām ibn al-Hakam said that his Lord, exalted is He, is in one place rather than another; that His place is the Throne; that He touches the Throne; and that the Throne contains and bounds Him. Some of his followers said that the Creator fills the Throne and touches it.

He said: Some who profess adherence to hadith said that the Throne is not filled by Him, and that He seats His Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with Him upon