Al-Rāzī said: “Second, we observe that anyone who performs an action must have an instrument or tool, and that strenuous actions cause the one performing them fatigue and hardship. Yet we believe that He, glorified and exalted, governs everything from the Throne to what lies beneath the earth, while being exalted above hardship, weariness, and fatigue.”

He may be answered as follows: There is no doubt that Allah Most High says in His Mighty Book:

“His Kursī (Footstool) extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not weary Him.”
[al-Baqarah 255]

That is, it neither burdens Him nor weighs heavily upon Him. He also says in His Book:

“We certainly created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six days, and no weariness touched Us.” {38}
[Qāf 38]

It has been reported that this verse was revealed when some Jews said that Allah created the heavens and the earth and then rested on Saturday. Allah therefore declared that no weariness had touched Him. Weariness means exhaustion, and rest is taken only by someone who