How to reconcile the hadith: "Both of my Lord's hands are right" with the hadith of Ibn 'Umar in which Allah folds the earths with His left hand?
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The questioner : I asked you before this about a hadith in "Sahih Muslim" from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and in a version of Muslim there is a hadith at the end of which it says: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3367Hasan (Darussalam). In any case, you answered me with a response, but I wanted to ask about this last hadith, which is from the narration of 'Umar ibn Hamzah.
The Shaykh : Is it the first one?
The questioner : The first one, I mean, yes. Does this man weaken this hadith? Knowing that you have weakened a hadith, and the defect in that is this man, and it is the hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 8:62.
The Shaykh : The answer—may Allah bless you, the question is clear—is that the hadith, in terms of this narration, is undoubtedly weak. But based on the rules of hadith science, among which is their saying: "If a hadith comes with a chain in which there is a weak man, it is not correct to say: this is a weak hadith, but rather it is said: this is a weak chain; except in the case of a man who is broad in memorization and much in tracking, who tracked this hadith and did not find it except with this weak chain; in this case only, it is permissible for him to say: this is a weak hadith." As for the first case, he says: the hadith has a weak chain. And perhaps the difference between the two matters is apparent?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, on that basis, whoever tracks this hadith from the sources of the Sunnah that are accessible in this time, and does not find a supporting chain or another path or a corroborating narration for this weak narrator; at that time, it is said: this is a weak hadith.
Personally, I have not conducted such a research regarding this specific hadith. So, on that basis, we stop at the terminology: this hadith has a weak chain. If it is authentic, there is no problem or contradiction between it and the second hadith; for what I think I mentioned to you and to others regarding the reconciliation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That this second hadith proceeds from His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He):[Ash-Shuraa 42:11]. This is the answer.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
Other than that?
Another questioner : ... .
Allah folds the heavens with His right hand and the earths with His left hand
يطوي الله السماوات بيمينه والأرضين بشمالهboth of the Hands of my Lord are right
كلتا يدي ربي يمينThe Shaykh : Is it the first one?
The questioner : The first one, I mean, yes. Does this man weaken this hadith? Knowing that you have weakened a hadith, and the defect in that is this man, and it is the hadith:
The worst of people in position before Allah on the Day of Resurrection
إن شرَّ الناس منزلةً عند الله يوم القيامةThe Shaykh : The answer—may Allah bless you, the question is clear—is that the hadith, in terms of this narration, is undoubtedly weak. But based on the rules of hadith science, among which is their saying: "If a hadith comes with a chain in which there is a weak man, it is not correct to say: this is a weak hadith, but rather it is said: this is a weak chain; except in the case of a man who is broad in memorization and much in tracking, who tracked this hadith and did not find it except with this weak chain; in this case only, it is permissible for him to say: this is a weak hadith." As for the first case, he says: the hadith has a weak chain. And perhaps the difference between the two matters is apparent?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, on that basis, whoever tracks this hadith from the sources of the Sunnah that are accessible in this time, and does not find a supporting chain or another path or a corroborating narration for this weak narrator; at that time, it is said: this is a weak hadith.
Personally, I have not conducted such a research regarding this specific hadith. So, on that basis, we stop at the terminology: this hadith has a weak chain. If it is authentic, there is no problem or contradiction between it and the second hadith; for what I think I mentioned to you and to others regarding the reconciliation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That this second hadith proceeds from His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He):
There is nothing like unto Him
ليس كمثله شيءThe questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
Other than that?
Another questioner : ... .
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