Tafsir of Surah Al-Kahf 18:51
﴿مَّا أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا﴾
Translation of the meaning
I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
ومعلوم أنهم قد شهدوا نفس المخلوق فدل على أن " الخلق " لم يشهدوه وهو تكوينه لها وإحداثه لها«مجموع الفتاوى» 6/260