Does the camel have two hands?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it said that the camel has two hands? Because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says:[An-Nur 24:45] meaning four legs, so is it said that they are hands?
Answer:
Yes, the camel has two hands on which it walks. Among the animals, some walk on their hands and legs, and some walk on two legs only, like chickens and birds. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it said that the camel has two hands? Because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says:
and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍAnswer:
Yes, the camel has two hands on which it walks. Among the animals, some walk on their hands and legs, and some walk on two legs only, like chickens and birds. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب هيئات السجود وكيف الهوي إليه — islamhouse.com (53:39)
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