عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أنه رأى رجلا انْتَفَضَ لما سمع حديثا عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الصفات -استنكارا لذلك– فقال: "ما فَرَقُ هؤلاء؟ يجدون رِقَّةً عند مُحْكَمِهِ، ويَهْلِكُونَ عند مُتَشَابِهِهِ" .
Kutoka kwa bin Abbasi -Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yao- yakwamba yeye alimuona mtu alishituka aliposikia mazungumzo kutoka kwa Mtume -Rehema na Amani ziwe juu yake- katika sifa (za Allah) -akafanya kama ishara ya kulipinga hilo- akasema: "Ni nini kinachowaogopesha hawa? wanapatwa na ulaini (wanazikubali) aya zilizo wazi, na wanaangamia katika aya zinazotatiza".
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he saw a man who shivered on hearing a Hadīth of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about Allah's attributes. So, he said: "What is the reason for those people's fear? They willingly accept what is precise thereof, and react ruinously when it comes to what is broadly indicative.”