Does what Al-Baqillani said—that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) has the right to cause pain to the Prophets and bestow blessings upon the disbelievers from a rational perspective, prior to the advent of divine revelation, and that if He were to do so, it would be permissible for Him and not deemed reprehensible on His part, and that what assures us that He will not torment the believers and bless the disbelievers is the Prophet's explicit statement and the consensus of the Muslims—conform to the methodology of the righteous predecessors (Salaf As-Salih)?

It is not permissible for God to harm the Prophets or to bestow favors upon disbelievers, neither rationally nor legislatively. Rationally, because that is abhorrent, and God is transcendent above all that is abhorrent. Legislatively, because the Quranic texts affirm God's justice, and that He wrongs not people a thing, nor does He equate those who do good with those who do evil.

The correct view is that the intellect perceives the goodness and abhorrence of things before the advent of divine law, and that God's actions are predicated upon wisdom and justice. God is transcendent above equating the righteous with the wicked, for that is a baseless judgment that contradicts His justice and wisdom.