“The same was also reported from al-Hasan and al-Rabīʿ ibn Anas.” Concerning Allah’s words, “He fashioned them” [al-Baqarah 29], he said: “He perfected their creation.”

He repeated this when commenting on Allah’s words, “Then He rose over the Throne” [al-Aʿrāf 54]. It was also reported from Qatādah that he said: “He rose over the Throne on the seventh day.” He said: “The same was reported from Muhammad ibn Ishāq.”

I say: Al-Shāfiʿī likewise transmitted it in his Musnad, concerning the merit of the day of