Istawá

There are some innovators who want you to believe that Allaah is not above His throne, nor above the heavens, rather they want you to believe that He is everywhere (i.e. that He is on earth with us, in heavens etc.)

Some of them say that He is not anywhere (i.e. not on the earth, not in the heavens, nor outside it, not to the right, left above, below, basically he is nowhere, and they say: (He exists without a place)!

Basically they deny the attributes( of Allaah ['Azza wa jall]. You give them a hadeeth which says that Alláh will hold the entire heavens and earth in one hand, and they say: (He will hold them in His power)

Similary you give them a verse from the Qur'aan which says that Alláh rose above His throne, they say: (He overtook the throne with His power)
As Alláh didn't have power over it in the begining!

High above is Alláh from what they attribute to Him

Abu Hurayrah (radiyAlláhu 'anho) narrated that the prophet (sallallahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said:
''After Alláh ['Azza wa jall] had predetermined the creation, He wrote in a book which is with Him above the throne; ''My mercy overwhelms My anger''
[al-Bukhaaree 3194; Muslim 2751]

In the Muwatta’ of Malik, the Musnad of Ash-Shafa’i and the Sahih of Muslim, a lengthy Hadith was recorded that ’Umar bin Al-Hakam As-Sulami said that he once had to free a slave (as atonement), and he brought a black slave girl before the Messenger of Alláh, who asked her;

‘’Where is Alláh?’’
She said: ‘’Above the heavens.’’
He [Sallallahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said; ‘’Who am I’’
She said, ‘’The Messenger of Alláh.’’
He said: ‘’Free her, for she is a believer.’’

The prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) acknowledged people as believers after they said that Alláh is above the heavens and that he (‘alayhe sallam) is Alláh’s Messenger, while these innovators say that it makes you an apostate!!

Imaam Maalik (Rahimullah) said: ‘’It is a Bid’ah to question it (The rising of Alláh)’’
[al-Istiwaa’ ‘alaal-‘Arsh, p.50-52]

The mention of the rising of Alláh can be found in the Qur’aan where Alláh said that he rose above His throne:
Al-Qur’aan: [al-Sajdah 32:4]

The evidences are clear and against this filthy sect who denies the attributes of Alláh [‘Azza wa jall]

The creator (Subhaana wa ta’aalaa), He Who does what ever He wants, He rose over the throne. He said:
‘’The Most Beneficient (Alláh) Istawá (rose over) the Throne’’ (Al-Qur’aan- 20:5)
‘’and then He Istawá (rose over) the Throne (Al-Qur’aan-7:54)

Al-Bukhaaree in his Saheeh:
‘’Mujahid said: ‘’Istawaa means rose over the throne.’’
[the book ‘’at-Tawheed’’ , Chapter ‘’Wa kaana ‘Arshuh ‘alaa al-Maa’’]

Muhammad bin Jarír at-Tabari interpreted ‘’and then The Most Beneficent (Alláh) Istawá (rose over) the Throne’’:
‘’Rose over and mounted’’
[Tafsír at-tabarí 1/192]

Abúl-‘Àliyah ar-Rayáhi interpreted the verse ‘’Turned to the heaven’’: ‘’Rose up towards’’
[Reported by Al-Bukhaaree , book at-Tawhíd, chapter ‘’Wa kána ‘Àrshuh ‘alá al-Má’’]

Al-Baghawí said: ‘’About it (Istawá) said Ibn ‘Abbás and the majority of the Qur’aan interpreters amongst the SALAF:
‘’Rose up towards the heaven’’
[Tafsír Al-Baghawí]

Qatádah bin An-Nu’mán said that he heard Alláh’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) say: ‘’After Alláh created his creation, he rose above his throne’’
[reported by Al-Khallál with a chain which is according to Al-Bukhaaree’s and Muslim’s conditions]

Abú Mu’ádh al_balkhí said: ‘’Alláh is above his throne, just as he described himself’’ [reported by Ibn Abí Hátim.]

All of the references were taken from Imám Ibn ‘Abdil-Hádí al-Maqdisí’s al-Kalám ‘alá Mas’alah al-Istiwá ‘alá al- ‘Arsh, p.25]