Question
Is this narration authentically narrated?
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said:
ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﺧﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺵ ﺇﻇﻬﺎﺭًﺍ ﻟﻘﺪﺭﺗﻪ ﻻ ﻣﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ﻟﺬﺍﺗﻪ
Allah Ta’ala created the ‘Arsh to reveal His Power, not as a place of His Entity.
Answer
This narration has been cited in certain non-primary sources.
(Al Farqu Baynal Firaq, vol. 1, pg. 321 of Abu Mansur Al Isfaraini -demise: 429 A.H-)
I have not come across this narration in any primary source nor have I come across the complete chain.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
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