and I do not like discussing this. ʿAbd Allāh said, ‘Keep the Quran free of additions.’ The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘He places His foot.’ We believe this, assign it no limit, and do not reject what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, conveyed. Rather, we believe it. Allah, exalted is He, said:

‘Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, refrain from it.’ [al-Hashr 7]

Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has thus commanded us to accept what the Messenger brought and refrain from what he forbade. His names and attributes are uncreated. We seek refuge in Allah from error, misgivings, and doubt. Indeed, He has power over all things.”

He said: Abū al-Qāsim al-Jabalī added the following to this statement in his narration from Hanbal: