When an-Nabhani criticised Shaykh al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah that He said: Allah is sitting on his Arsh and He left a place for the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him who will sit with him, as Abu Hayaan mentioned in his tafsir.
Mahmud Shukri al Alusi responded in detail, this is just glimpse, He said:
ففي أي كتاب قال: إن الله يجلس على العرش وأنه قد أخلى مكاناً يقعد معه فيه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ وفي أي كتاب رآه أبو حيان من كتب الشيخ.
In which book He (himself) said that Allah is sitting on his Arsh and He has left a place where Prophet peace be upon him will sit?, In which book of the Shaykh Abu Hayaan saw this? [Ghayat al Amani 1/628]
Then He mentioned the quote by Ibn Taymiyah to negate this slander, He said, Imam Ibn Taymiyah said in his Risalah “Tadmuriyyah”:
فيظن المتوهم أنه إذا وصف بالاستواء على العرش كان استواؤه كاستواء الإنسان على ظهور الفلك والأنعام، كقوله: {وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ * لِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ} فيتخيل أنه إذا كان مستوياً على العرش كان محتاجاً إليه كحاجة المستوي على الفلك والأنعام، فتعالى الله وتقدس، فهذا خطأ
The follower of illusions think that when the description is “He rose (istiwa’) over the Throne” then the Istiwa is like the Istiwa of a Man over a boat or cattle as Allah says “And who made all the pairs and made for you carriages from boats and cattle. That you may sit rightly on their backs” [al Zukhraf 12-13].
He thinks that when Allah rose over the throne, it means Allah is in need of the throne like the man is in need of boats and cattle to sit, ALLAH IS HIGH ABOVE FROM ALL THIS FALSE (INTERPRETATION). [Ibid]
Then al Alusi mentioned from “Tadmuriyyah” of Shaykh al Islam:
وقد علم أنه تعالى الغني عن الخلق، وأنه الخالق للعرش ولغيره، وأن كل ما سواه مفتقر إليه، وهو الغني عن كل ما سواه، فكيف يجوز أن يتوهم أنه تعالى إذا كان مستوياً على العرش كان محتاجاً إليه، تعالى الله عما يقول الظالمون علواً كبيراً، هل هذا إلا جهل محض وضلال ممن فهم ذلك وتوهمه أو ظنه ظاهر اللفظ أو جوزه على رب العالمين الغني عن الخلق المجيد المتعال؟
It is known that Allah tala is not in need of creation, He is the creator of the Arsh and other things. Everything is dependent on him, He is not dependent on anything, then how can one believe that when He rose over the throne then He is in need of the throne? Allah is above the saying of these wrongdoers, whoever think like this is an ignorant and astray. [Ibid]
Who actually said ” Allah left a place for the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him who will sit with him”
Shaykh Abdul Qadir al Jaylani said:
وأهـل السنة يعتقدون أنّ الله يجلس رسوله ونبيه المختار على سائر أنبيائه ورسله معه على العرش يوم القيامة
Ahlus sunnah believe that ALLAH chose his messenger and Prophet over all the other Prophets and messengers to sit with Him over his throne on the day of judgment. [al Ghuniya 1/150]
This is what we say “Ghar ko Aag lag gai Ghar k chiragh se”
All the Brailwis and deobandis, specially the follower of Qadiri tareeqah among them will do matum over this.
Ibn al Jawzi on Maqam al Mahmood.
Ibn Hajr al Asqalani said:
قال ابن الجوزي : والأكثر على أن المراد بالمقام المحمود الشفاعة ، وقيل إجلاسه على العرش ، وقيل على الكرسي ، وحكى كلا من القولين عن جماعة ، وعلى تقدير الصحة لا ينافي الأول لاحتمال أن يكون الإجلاس علامة الإذن في الشفاعة ، ويحتمل أن يكون المراد بالمقام المحمود الشفاعة كما هو مشهور وأن يكون الإجلاس هي المنزلة المعبر عنها بالوسيلة أو الفضيلة .
Ibn al Jawzi said: Most of the (scholars) are on the opinion that Muqam al Mahmood means, the Shafa`ah, It is said: It is sitting on Arsh, It is also said: It is sitting on Kursi, a Group (of Scholars) mentioned these two sayings. If they are proven then they are not in negation of first saying (i.e. It means Shafa`ah) because it is a possibility that sitting means permission of Shaf`ah, and It is also possible that sitting is actually Shafa`ah as it is famous and Juloos is actually the status which is al Waseela or Fadeelah. [Fath al Bari, Kitab al Adhaan, chapter Invocation at the time of Adhan, under the hadith 614]
So not only Ibn al Jawzi mentioned that it is the opinion of the group of scholars, rather he also mentioned it is not against the opinion of most of the scholars. Now they should accuse Ibn al Jawzi and Ibn Hajr as well.
Note: Ibn Taymiyah never said this by himself rather he also attributed this statement to some of the scholars and auliyah (i.e. Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jeylani etc)
Ibn Taymiyyah said:
فقد حدث العلماء المرضيون وأولياؤه المقبولون أن محمدا رسول الله يجلسه ربه على العرش
“The reputable scholars and respectable Awliyaa have mentioned Muhammed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) will sit along with his Rabb upon the throne.” [Majmoo’ Al-Fataawa: 4/374]
He never said this by himself, rather he refutes this claim by saying the ahadith related to this matter are fabricated, rather it is reported from Imam Mujahid tabiyee. [Darut Ta’aarud 5/237-238]
Some of the sunni scholars who said, there is no authentic hadith related to this matter.
a) Shaykh Ibn Jibreen may Allaah have mercy upon him said:
“Allaah Almighty described himself that He rose over the Throne in seven places in the Quran, and the scholars interpreted istiwaa’ (rising) to mean highness, elevation and stability (being established), and they [scholars] were committed to denying the knowledge about how Allaah rose over the Throne, while attributing it (this knowledge) to Allaah Alone. I do not remember in the books of the Salaf that they interpreted it by ‘sitting’, so attributing this interpretation to Ahlus-Sunnah or to the Imaams of the Da’wah is a lie about them.” [Islamweb]
b) Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him said in Mukhtasar Al-ʻUluww,:
“Remark: In his book Ijtima’a al-juyoosh al-Islamiyyah, (Imaam) Ibn Al-Qayyim cited the hadeeth narrated by Ibn ʻAbbaas and reported by (Imaam) Ahmad with the following wording, ‘… and when I see my Lord on His Kursi – or Throne – ‘jaalisan, i.e. sitting’…. The addition ‘jaalisan’ is not mentioned in the wording cited by (Imaam) Ahmad or by any other hadeeth compilers that we mentioned earlier. I believe that it is a mistake in the narration. I know of no authentic hadeeth stating that Allaah is sitting (on His Throne).” [Islamweb]
c) Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen also denied “the sitting” by saying: “I am not content with it” [Islamweb]
see also:
a) https://systemoflife.com/articles/refutation/2000123-refutation-of-usamah-muttakin-yasir-al-hanafi-and-abu-al-hasan-on-the-issue-of-maqam-al-mahmood#axzz4Ikb9YDkZ
b) http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=4514
c) http://vb.tafsir.net/tafsir12638/#post59294