The hadith master Abū Nu‘aym al-Asbahānī said at the beginning of a creed he compiled:

“Our way is the way of those who follow the Book, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the Muslim community.”

He said:

“Among their beliefs is that they accept and affirm the hadiths authentically reported from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, concerning the Throne and Allah’s establishment [upon it], without specifying how or asserting any likeness or resemblance. Allah is distinct from His creation, and His creation is distinct from Him. He neither intermingles nor blends with them. He is established upon His Throne in His heaven, apart from His earth and His creation.”

The imam and spiritual master Ma‘mar ibn Ahmad al-Asbahānī also said—he was the mufti of