Then, AlSabuny stated in his second article, "Today, some ignorant depict Allah in an odd and strange image, representing Him (Exalted be He) as if He were a body composed of organs and senses, with a face, two hands, two eyes, a shin, and fingers. They also picture Him as walking, descending and trotting, and say in affirmation of these
attributes that Allah sits in the way a person sits on a bed and descends in the way a person descends the stairs, attempting through such an allegation to affirm the Madhhab of the righteous Salaf for the disciples, and to prove to them the reality of the meaning of Istiwa' and descending, and that His sitting is substantial and not allegorical, as those who interpret it allegorically claim. This we seek refuge with Allah from it is the core of aberration, since they compare Allah (to His creation) and depict Him in a physical form. They are like the one who tries to escape a small pit but falls into a deep abyss where he meets destruction endlessly." End of quote.
I say that AlSabuny (may Allah guide him) combined false and true claims in his speech that are known to whoever adheres to the Sunnah. The following is a detailed comment on his claims:
As for the face, hands, eyes, shin and fingers, they are proven through the texts of the Qur'an and authentic
Sunnah. They are also affirmed by AhlulSunnah walJama`ah and attributed to Allah in the way that befits Him (Exalted be He). Likewise, descending and trotting are mentioned in authentic Hadith. They were declared and affirmed by the Prophet (peace be upon him) for His Lord (Glorified and Exalted be He) in the way that befits Him (Exalted be He) without comparison to any of His creation or knowledge of the nature of these Attributes. For they are known only by Allah (Exalted be He). Thus, AlSabuny's denial of these Attributes constitutes disapproval of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Rather, it constitutes disapproval of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He), since He mentioned some of them in His Honorable Book and revealed some others to His Prophet (peace be upon him). Therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) never spoke of his own desire, but rather conveyed what Allah (Exalted be He) revealed to him. Thus, AlSabuny (may Allah guide him) sometimes says that he adheres to the Madhhab of AhlulSunnah and sometimes disagrees with and rejects it. Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return. We ask Allah to guide us and him and to help us return to the right. As for his saying, "They say in affirmation of these Attributes that Allah sits in the way a person sits on a bed and descends in the way a person descends the stair ...", AhlulSunnah undoubtedly disavow such claims. Rather, such are the sayings of AlMushabbihah (those who compare Allah to His creation), who are dismissed by the righteous Salaf as disbelievers and whose sayings are denounced due to their contradiction with Allah's (Glorified and Exalted be He) saying,
There is nothing like Him; and He is the AllHearer, the AllSeer.
as well as other verses that bear the same meaning. It is impermissible for anyone to confuse the words of the followers of the truth with the words of the followers of falsehood, of AlMushabbihah and those like them. Rather, it is obligatory to distinguish between both and to clarify the differences in detail.