Do Hanbalis do ta’wil of the statement?

Yes, the Hanbalis understand a basic meaning within the context of the verse. The most precise term for that would be al-ma’na fi al-jumla. The ta’wil ijmali is synonymous to tafwid as opposed to ta’wil tafsili.

إِذا سَأَلنَا سَائل عَن معنى هَذِه الْأَلْفَاظ قُلْنَا لَا نزيدك على ألفاظها زِيَادَة تفِيد معنى بل قرَاءَتهَا تَفْسِيرهَا من غير معنى بِعَيْنِه وَلَا تَفْسِير بِنَفسِهِ وَلَكِن قد علمنَا أَن لَهَا معنى فِي الْجُمْلَة يُعلمهُ الْمُتَكَلّم بهَا فَنحْن نؤمن بهَا بذلك الْمَعْنى

Source: Ibn Qudama. Tahrim al-Nazar fi Kutub al-Kalam.

Written by: John Starling

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