The Second Section:
The Usage of "Al-Hadd" Among the People of the Sunnah: Between Affirmation and Negation
The People of the Sunnah are in consensus regarding the affirmation of al-hadd (the limit/boundary) for Allah the Exalted. Although the usage of the negation of al-hadd has been reported from some of them, they only intended by this negation a correct meaning that conforms to what they had reached a consensus upon, rather than what the Jahmiyyah intend by negating al-hadd, by which they mean the negation of Allah’s transcendence (ʿuluww) over His creation.
First: The meaning of "al-hadd" that the People of the Sunnah affirmed.
The People of the Sunnah and the Community (Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaʿah) have reached a consensus on the application of the term al-hadd to Allah the Exalted in the sense of: affirming His transcendence (ʿuluww), His separateness (baynunah) from His creation, and His rising (istiwaʾ) over His Throne.
ʿUthman al-Darimi (may Allah the Exalted have mercy upon him) stated in al-Naqd (p. 62): "The word has been unanimous among the Muslims and the disbelievers that Allah is in the heavens, and they have defined Him by a limit (hadduhu) in that regard—except for the straying al-Marisi and his companions. Even the children who have not yet reached the age of puberty (al-hinth) have known Him as such."
Second: The negation of "al-hadd" for Allah the Exalted by some of the People of the Sunnah.
The negation of al-hadd for Allah the Exalted has been established from some of the People of the Sunnah, and it is interpreted according to two meanings:
