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Al-Rāzī said: “Tenth: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, ‘O Abu al-Mundhir, which verse in the Book of Allah Most High is the greatest?’ Ubayy hesitated twice, then answered on the third occasion, ‘The Verse of the Throne.’ The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) struck him on the chest with his hand and said, ‘You are correct. By Him in whose hand is my soul, it has a tongue that proclaims Allah’s holiness at the Throne.’ This necessarily requires interpretation.”

He said: “Thus, all that we have mentioned establishes that resorting to interpretation is a matter