How to reconcile the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in describing Allah (Mighty and Majestic): “Both His hands are right hands,” with His statement in another hadith
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The questioner : Abu 'Ammar asked me a question from my shaykh regarding the hadith: , and there is a hadith in "Sahih al-Jami'" about reconciling the two hadiths.
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction. “Both His hands are right hands” is an affirmation of the verse:[Ash-Shuraa 42:11].
The questioner: How, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : His statement: is an affirmation of His statement: [Ash-Shuraa 42:11].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It means what is customary among humans, namely a right and a left.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So when Allah speaks of Himself as having a right and a left, and then comes to say:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3367Hasan (Darussalam); this is an affirmation that there is nothing like Him in any of His attributes, including the attribute of right and left.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You notice that the questions ask “how”? My brother, there is no “how” in the attributes, but this is the fundamental answer to the issue.
The questioner : Yes. Glory be to Allah, my shaykh, the original takyif (asking how) regarding the attributes of Allah must not exist; there is no hadith in it.
The Shaykh : That is not likely.
The questioner : ... .
Both His hands are right
كلتا يديه يمينThat Allah (Mighty and Majestic) takes a handful with His right hand, and a handful with His left hand
أن الله - عز وجل - يأخذ قبضةً بيمينه ، وقبضةً بشمالهThe Shaykh : There is no contradiction. “Both His hands are right hands” is an affirmation of the verse:
There is nothing like unto Him
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌThe questioner: How, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : His statement:
Both His hands are right
كلتا يديه يمينThere is nothing like unto Him
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It means what is customary among humans, namely a right and a left.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So when Allah speaks of Himself as having a right and a left, and then comes to say:
both of the Hands of my Lord are right
كلتا يدي ربِّي يمينThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You notice that the questions ask “how”? My brother, there is no “how” in the attributes, but this is the fundamental answer to the issue.
The questioner : Yes. Glory be to Allah, my shaykh, the original takyif (asking how) regarding the attributes of Allah must not exist; there is no hadith in it.
The Shaykh : That is not likely.
The questioner : ... .
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