(Both hands of my Lord are right hands), and the hadith: (That Allah - the Exalted - rolls up the earths with His left hand); is the latter a mistake by the narrator?
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The questioner : The hadith is that Allah - the Exalted - has two hands; , and there is another hadith: that He has a left hand; is this a mistake by the narrator even though the hadith is with Muslim?
The Shaykh : Yes, the hadith with Muslim has a narrator who is rightly criticized, but for the word "left" in his hadith, there are other corroborating narrations that came outside the "Sahih"; so in my opinion, there is no objection to describing the other hand as the left, while combining them, just as the Messenger - peace be upon him - combined them in his saying:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3367Hasan (Darussalam); because that is a specification of His saying - Blessed and Exalted is He - : [Ash-Shuraa 42:11], so it is not permissible to describe a human being as having both hands as right hands; contrary to what was reported from some preachers in Egypt who addressed the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - by saying: "Both your hands, O Messenger of Allah, are right hands"! This is shirk in the attributes, so the authentic hadith Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3367Hasan (Darussalam)
Another questioner : By Allah - Professor - if you would clarify for us; because there is a mistake among some of the brothers in: ?
The Shaykh : Did you mention this before?
Another questioner : In the word:.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is meant by "both His hands are right hands"?
The Shaykh : It is the transcendence (tanzih) of the Lord of the worlds, and the attributes of Allah - Mighty and Majestic - as is the principle in all of them, are not asked about how they are (takyif); so when a report comes from Allah - Mighty and Majestic - whether in His Book or in the hadith of His Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - it is obligatory to believe in it and submit to it without asking about how it is, but it is very clear that the description of the Messenger - peace be upon him - of both hands of his Lord - Blessed and Exalted is He - as being right hands; it is a confirmation that He is[Ash-Shuraa 42:11].
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
Both His hands are right hands
وكلتا يديه يمينThe Shaykh : Yes, the hadith with Muslim has a narrator who is rightly criticized, but for the word "left" in his hadith, there are other corroborating narrations that came outside the "Sahih"; so in my opinion, there is no objection to describing the other hand as the left, while combining them, just as the Messenger - peace be upon him - combined them in his saying:
both of the Hands of my Lord are right
وكلتا يدي ربي يمينThere is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصيرboth of the Hands of my Lord are right
وكلتا يدي ربي يمينAnother questioner : By Allah - Professor - if you would clarify for us
Both His hands are right
كلتا يديه يمينBoth His hands are right
كلتا يديه يمينThe Shaykh : Did you mention this before?
Another questioner : In the word:
Both His hands are right
كلتا يديه يمينThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is meant by "both His hands are right hands"?
The Shaykh : It is the transcendence (tanzih) of the Lord of the worlds, and the attributes of Allah - Mighty and Majestic - as is the principle in all of them, are not asked about how they are (takyif); so when a report comes from Allah - Mighty and Majestic - whether in His Book or in the hadith of His Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - it is obligatory to believe in it and submit to it without asking about how it is, but it is very clear that the description of the Messenger - peace be upon him - of both hands of his Lord - Blessed and Exalted is He - as being right hands; it is a confirmation that He is
There is nothing like unto Him
ليس كمثله شيءAnother questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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