It has been stated by more than one among the People of Knowledge about this ḥadīth and what resembles it from the narrations, such as the Attributes, and the descent of our Lord [twt] to the lowest heaven every night. So they say: ‘Affirm these narrations, have faith in them, do not deny them, nor ask how.’

It is correct that he recanted and the book “al-Ibānah” and the book “Maqālāt al-Islāmiyyīn” indicate that he recanted.