36- What is the difference between one who denies the attributes of Allah, the Exalted, and one who interprets them figuratively (ta’wil)?
① Denying the attributes of Allah, the Exalted, means denying the attributes that are established (by the Qur’an and the Sunnah), or distorting these attributes without any doubt (shubha).
② A person who, after the truth has become clear and has reached him, does not accept them merely out of stubbornness and enmity, and has no evidence for his denial, is certainly a disbeliever. But a person who interprets figuratively on the basis of some doubt is called mistaken; his excuse will be accepted, and he will also receive a reward for his ijtihad (just as a mujtahid receives a double reward if his ijtihad is correct, and if it is not correct he certainly receives one reward and the mistake is forgiven).
Reference: (Al-Lajna al-Da’ima: 9272)
