Is he who says, "I do not believe in the god in whom Ibn Taymiyyah believes," intending that taking the verses of the attributes literally leads to anthropomorphism and corporealism, considered a disbeliever, or must he be shown and explained to?

One who interprets the narrative attributes of Allah, such as the Hand and the Face, is not considered an infidel due to the possibility of interpretation (ta'wil) and ambiguity (ishtibah). However, such a person has strayed from the straight path. This is unlike the extremist Jahmiyyah who completely denied Allah's attributes, for the Imams have explicitly stated their disbelief.

It is crucial to differentiate between a general ruling and declaring specific individuals as disbelievers. Interpreting some attributes does not necessitate disbelief; rather, it is considered an innovation. However, fundamentally denying attributes, as the Jahmiyyah do, is considered disbelief.

Censuring the doctrine of those who engage in interpretation does not necessitate declaring them as disbelievers. Rather, the intent is to clarify their deviation from the path of the pious predecessors (Salaf as-Salih), who affirm the verses and hadiths pertaining to the attributes without distortion (tahrif), nullification (ta'til), interpretation (ta'wil), anthropomorphism (takyif), or resemblance (tamthil).