their legs toward the sky—something we can plainly witness. This shows that believing Allah is above the heavens is instinctive; it needs neither argument nor exertion. Even those who deny that Allah is above the heavens—may Allah guide us and them—when they supplicate, where do they raise their hands? Toward the sky. Glory be to Allah! Their very deeds belie their creed—an invalid, corrupt doctrine that may lead its holder to disbelief.

During the Prophet’s time, there was a slave girl whose master wanted to set her free. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, “Bring her.” When she came, he asked her, “Where is Allah?” She replied, “Allah is in the sky.” He then asked, “And who am I?” She answered, “You are the Messenger of Allah.” He said to her master, “Set her free, for she is a believer.”

Glory be to Allah! Some people who claim that Allah is not above the heavens even state—Allah’s refuge is sought—that anyone who says Allah is above the heavens is a disbeliever. We ask Allah to guide us and them.

What matters is that among the convictions by which we worship Allah is that He, exalted is He, is above everything; He is the All-Dominant over His servants; He rose over the Throne; and the Throne stands above the heavens like a dome, a canopy set over the heavens and the earth. In comparison with the Throne, the heavens and the earth are nothing.

According to some reports, the seven heavens and the seven earths, when set against the Footstool, are like a small ring flung into a vast desert—an iron loop from a coat of mail so narrow that even a key would not pass through it. If that ring were cast into an open plain, how much space would it occupy?