—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—saying:

‘You are the Light of the heavens and the earth.’”

He then cited the hadith of Abū Mūsā:

“His veil is light—or fire. Were He to remove it, the radiance of His Face would burn everything in His creation that His sight reaches.”

He said, “‘The radiance of His Face’ means His majesty and His light,” citing al-Khalīl and Abū ʿUbayd. He also said, “ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd said: ‘The light of the heavens is the light of His Face.’”

He then said:

“Among the attributes established by the revealed texts is that He is Ever-Living.”

He cited the words of Allah Most High:

“Allah—there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all,”

and the hadith:

“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, by Your mercy I seek help.”

He said:

“Among the ways Allah has made Himself known to His servants is by describing Himself as having a Face characterized by majesty and honor. Thus, He affirmed a Face for Himself.”

He cited the relevant verses, then cited the previously mentioned hadith of Abū Mūsā, saying:

“Among the descriptions of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in this hadith is that He does not sleep. This accords with the plain meaning of the Book:

‘Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.’

It also establishes that He has a ‘Face’ described as radiant, and that He has ‘sight,’ just as He has taught us in His Book that He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.”

He then cited the hadiths affirming the Face, hearing, and sight, along with the verses indicating these attributes.

He then said:

“Allah Most High further made Himself known to His believing servants by stating that He has two Hands, which He has extended in mercy.”

He cited the hadiths concerning this, then cited the poetry of Umayya ibn Abī al-Salt.