What is your opinion regarding those who understood from the hadith (that Allah places the heavens on one finger, the earths on one finger, and the mountains on one finger...

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The questioner : He says:The questioner : The hadith:

Indeed, Allah places the heavens on one finger, the earths on one finger, and the mountains on one finger

إن الله يضع السماوات على أصبع، والأرضين على أصبع، والجبال على أصبع

He counted five, so some understood from this text that Allah has five fingers without any qualification, and some denied that. What do you say?

The Shaykh : We do not go beyond the hadith; we do not add to it and we do not subtract from it.

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