Explanation of a hadith in Muslim: (Indeed, Allah has a left hand). How is this reconciled with the hadith: (Both hands of my Lord are right hands)?

The Shaykh : The hadith reported on this specific matter in Sahih Muslim contains a weak narrator, namely 'Umar ibn Hamzah. However, I do not consider it unlikely, nor do I assert with certainty, that it has a corroborating narration or more. But this requires research. So, if we assume that the hadith of the left hand is established, how do we reconcile the hadith of the left hand with his (peace be upon him) established statement: . The answer is that this authentic hadith is an affirmation of the generality of the statement of Allah the Exalted: . The servant has a right hand and a left hand, and Allah has a right hand and a left hand, assuming the hadith is established. We do not forget this, assuming the hadith is established. So Allah has a right hand and a left hand, but He is distinguished by being the Creator in that both His hands are right hands. This is like a specification of His statement: . And because of this, a well-known Egyptian preacher went astray in a far deviation. During one of his lectures where he was admonishing the people, and it was his habit to exaggerate in urging people to send blessings upon the Messenger, he began to praise the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) until he reached the point of saying: O Messenger of Allah, one of your attributes is that both your hands are right hands. This is an exaggeration. Why? Because he attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) the attribute by which the Lord of the Worlds is distinguished from all other people. So if the hadith of the left hand is established, we would say He has a right hand and a left hand, but He is distinguished from people by the fact that it is His attribute that both hands are right hands.

The questioner : Do you mean that what is here is a matter of preference? Or is it a matter of exaggeration?

The Shaykh : No, there is no exaggeration; this is a reality.

The questioner : Do you mean what some scholars saw, that "both His hands are right hands" means they are blessed? This is the opinion ofThe Shaykh : 'Abd al-'Aziz: Affirming the right hand affirms the left hand. This is the opinion ofThe Shaykh : 'Abd al-'Aziz: He says if it is established that He has a right hand, we affirm the left hand.

The Shaykh : ... Correct.

Another questioner : I say, O Shaykh, the one who says, even if the hadith is not established, but affirming the right hand affirms the left hand.

The Shaykh : This is with respect to us, or by analogy to us. Where do we derive the left hand for the Lord of the Worlds from? And He is the unseen of the unseen. Where do we derive it from? And in the hadith it is said: . I do not dare to affirm for Allah a left hand except by a correct text. This is the summary of the matter.

The questioner : According to our limited research, the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar in Sahih Muslim, which contains 'Umar ibn Hamzah al-'Umrī, did not have a corroborating narration except as al-Bayhaqi said, that it has a corroborating narration, and in it is al-Raqashi, Yazid al-Raqashi, who is abandoned.
He says: It has no corroborating narration except a hadith containing Yazid al-Raqashi, who is abandoned. Is this sufficient?

The Shaykh : It is not sufficient as a corroborating narration, and it does not stand as a corroborating narration.

The questioner : Do you mean it is not considered a corroborating narration?

The Shaykh : And I hope Allah grants us the opportunity to research this issue.