What is meant by "ayd" in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): "And We built the sky with ayd"?
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47] in Surat al-Dhariyat: What is meant by "ayd" here?
The Shaykh:
The strength referred to by "aydi" is strength. It is not "bi-aydi" with a yā', but rather "bi-ayd," which is a verbal noun (masdar) from "ayyada," meaning to support or strengthen. "We built the sky with strength" means with power.[Sad 38:17] means the one possessing strength. What is its meaning? If Dawud had hands, everyone has hands, but Allah granted Dawud strength: the strength of kingship, the strength of knowledge, and the strength of prophethood (peace and blessings be upon him). "Al-Ayd" means the one possessing strength. Yes, [Al-Mujadila 58:22] means their strength. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is there a criterion for distinguishing between strength and the literal meaning of the hand when it appears?
The Shaykh:
The hand, my brother, is the limb in a human being, the hand known in a human being. As for strength, it is a concept. A human being has strength and has a hand. The hand is a known organ among his organs. As for strength, it is a concept within him. A concept within him. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)
And the heaven We constructed with strength
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍThe Shaykh:
The strength referred to by "aydi" is strength. It is not "bi-aydi" with a yā', but rather "bi-ayd," which is a verbal noun (masdar) from "ayyada," meaning to support or strengthen. "We built the sky with strength" means with power.
and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength
وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِsupported them with spirit from Him
وَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٍ مِّنْهُThe questioner:
He asks: Is there a criterion for distinguishing between strength and the literal meaning of the hand when it appears?
The Shaykh:
The hand, my brother, is the limb in a human being, the hand known in a human being. As for strength, it is a concept. A human being has strength and has a hand. The hand is a known organ among his organs. As for strength, it is a concept within him. A concept within him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [398 -1024] ما المراد بالأيد في قوله سبحانه: (والسماء بنيناها بأيد)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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