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Are the descriptions mentioned concerning the Throne and its bearers, and what was said about the Footstool being the place for the Most Merciful's feet, and that Allah sits on the Throne, accurate?

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Describing the Throne as magnificent is correct because it is the greatest of creations. The narration attributed to Ibn Abbas, "When Allah created the bearers of the Throne, He said, 'Carry My Throne'," has no basis, and signs of fabrication are evident in it. The narration, "Four of them say..." was narrated by Al-Bayhaqi as a mawquf report from Harun ibn Ri'ab. The hadith, "I have been granted permission to speak..." is authentic. The statement attributed to Al-Bayhaqi, "The sayings have agreed..." has not been found with this exact wording, but his statement, "And the sayings of the exegetes are that the Throne is a couch, and that it is a physical, tangible body..." is correct. The fact that the Throne is domed and the statements of Shaykh al-Islam and Ibn Kathir regarding its distance are correct. The shaking of the Throne at the death of Sa'd is established, and there is no report denying the shaking in other incidents. The statement that Ayat al-Kursi is the greatest verse is correct. The narration attributed to Ibn Abbas, "If the heavens... were spread out..." is weak. The statement that the Footstool (Kursi) is the place for the feet is correct. The hadith, "His Kursi is the place for His feet, and the Throne, its measure cannot be estimated," has a weak chain of transmission. The narration attributed to Ali, "The light of the sun..." has no basis. The narration about sitting on the Kursi, "Only a space of four fingers remains," is not authentic and its chain of transmission is disturbed.

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