He said: The scholars of hadith do not disagree about the authenticity of this hadith, which is recorded in Sahīh al-Bukhārī. The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said, as related in well-known reports: “Both His hands are right hands.”

We affirm that Allah Most High will come on the Day of Resurrection in canopies of clouds, and the angels will come, as the Quran declares; that He descends to the lowest heaven and says, “Is there anyone asking, that he may be given, or anyone seeking forgiveness, that he may be forgiven?”—and the rest of the hadith; and that He, Mighty and Majestic, is established above His Throne, as He says:

“The Most Merciful is established above the Throne.” {5} [Tā Hā 5]

He said: We have explained the creed of the imams and Ahl al-Sunnah: these attributes are to be passed on as they have come, without specifying how, drawing likenesses, defining limits, assigning them to a genus, or depicting a form, as was narrated from