that Allah Most High is above the Throne. The imams explicitly stated that this should be affirmed.

Al-Khallāl said in The Book of the Sunnah, under the heading “He—Blessed and Exalted—Places His Kanaf over His Servant”: “Muhammad ibn Abī Hārūn and Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar informed me that Abū al-Hārith related to them: I said to Abū ʿAbd Allāh, ‘What is the meaning of the Prophet’s words, Allah draws the servant near on the Day of Resurrection and places His kanaf over him?’ He replied, ‘It is as he says: He draws him near and places His kanaf over him, just as he said, and says to him, “Do you acknowledge such-and-such a sin?”’”

Al-Khallāl said: “Ibrāhīm al-Harbī informed us, saying: Concerning his words, ‘Then He places over him