What is the position of the Salaf regarding newly coined terms such as "al-Hadd" (limit) and "al-Jism" (body), and is it sufficient to memorize "Al-Aqeedah Al-Tahawiyyah" and confine oneself to acts of worship without delving into matters of creed to avoid disbelief, given the disagreements among scholars and some of them declaring those who believe Allah is in the heavens or that He has limbs to be disbelievers?

The answer can be summarized in the following points:

Firstly: What you have read in the books "Khalq Af'al al-Ibad" by Imam Al-Bukhari and "Aqidat al-Salaf" by Abu Uthman Al-Sabouni is the truth and is the creed of the Salaf regarding the attributes of Allah. Adhere to it, and it suffices. As for Al-Tahawiyyah, it contains the creed of the Salaf, and there is no harm in contenting yourself with it, but with reading the commentaries of Sheikh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) on it or the explanation by Ibn Abi Al-Izz.

Secondly: It was not the methodology of the Salaf to delve into the attributes except to clarify the truth and repel the doubts of the people of falsehood.

Thirdly: The Salaf did not address terms such as "organ" (jarahah), "direction" (jihah), and "body" (jism), whether by affirmation or negation. The rule is to inquire from the one who uses them, for they might intend a true or a false meaning by them.

Fourthly: The attribute of Istiwa' (ascending) is affirmed for Allah Almighty in a manner befitting His majesty. No explicit statement has been transmitted from the two Hafizes, Al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar, declaring as disbelievers those who say that Allah is in the heaven. Rather, they transmitted the view of those who said that what is meant by "heaven" is loftiness and above-ness. If their declaration of disbelief is proven, they might mean those who ascribe a direction that encompasses Allah Almighty. As for Dhul-Nun Al-Misri and Ibn Hibban, they transmitted expressions that negate limits, and the presumption regarding them is that they intended a true meaning, which is a refutation of the anthropomorphists.

In conclusion, you must understand and adhere to the methodology of the Salaf and abandon everything else.