The Asharis claim the Quran is a Quotation of the Quran which – they believe- is not on earth
Ibn al-Hanbali said: ‘Then they [Asharis] mentioned the expression and quotation, The Shariah didn’t come with nor did anyone from the Salaf of the Sahabah, Tabieen and fuqahaa of the Muslims, so how can it be permissible for a Muslim to say such a thing? Indeed the Asharis by their Bidah have opposed the text of the Kitaab and clear Sunnah, rational evidences and the Ijma of the people of religion from Jews & Christians, [they have] surpassed kuffar Quraish in their denial of the Quran.’ [Al-Risalah al-Wadiha fi al-rad ala al-Ashariah]
Tawhid al-Ibadah can only be established if accompanied by Tawhid al-’Asma was-Sifat
Al-’Imam Abdullah ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal (الله رحمه) said: “Chapter: Whoever claims that Allah does not speak, then he worships statues.” [Kitab as-Sunnah by Abdullah ibn Aḥmad]
And everyone who denies that Allah speaks and that His Words are sound and letters, falls under this, be it the Jahmiyyah, the Mutazilah or the Jahmiyyah: the Ashāirah, who say that the Qur’an is the Speech of Allah, yet they say that the Speech of Allah is “al-Manā al-Qā’im bin-Nafs”, meaning that it is “the meaning that is present with Allah’s Self (Nafs).” aAd that it is not actual Speech which consists out of sound and letters (as-sawt wal-harf). The Ashairah believe that Allah made Jibril understand this “meaning that is present with Allah’s Self” and that Jibril converted this meaning to created sounds and letters.
And some believe that Muḥammad ﷺ converted this meaning to created sounds and letters, and that this is the Qur’an that we know. So, even though they say that the Qur’an is the Speech of Allah, they don’t mean the Qur’an that we know in the Mushaf, but they mean the meaning that is present with Allah’s Self. And that this Qur’an that we know is merely an expression of it (ibaratun anhu), and that it is the words of Jibrail or the words of Muḥammad ﷺ. So eventually, there is no difference between them and the Jahmiyyah: the Qur’an that is in the Musḥaf is created according to them.
And al-’Imam Muḥammad ibn Ismail at-Tirmiḑiyy (الله رحمه) said: “I heard al-Muzaniyy (264H) saying: “No one’s Tawḥid is valid, until he knows that Allah is above the Throne with His Attributes.” I said: “Like what?” He said: “Sami (All-Hearer), Basīr (All-Seer), Alim (All-Knowing), Qadīi (All-Powerful).”” [At-Tarig by Ibn Mandah; Al-Uluww by aḑ-Ḑahabiyy]
And the reason for this is obvious, because the one who believes that Allah does not see everything, doesn’t hear everything, doesn’t know everything and that He isn’t capable of all things, then he has described Him with the attributes of creatures, who do not have the right to be worshiped.
And someone who believes such things about Allah, will not turn to Him for his needs, in the depth of the night, nor will he put his trust in Allah that He will solve his problems, because the reality of denying these Attributes, is denying the reason why Allah is the Only One Who has the right to be worshiped. And the reality of denying these Attributes, is denying the existence of Allah, and that is why you will see that most deniers of the Attributes of Allah, have fallen into some form of worshiping others besides Allah.