Is there any report from the Companions that they knew that Allah, the Exalted, has a hand, but it is not like the hands of created beings?

The questioner : Is there any report or athar from the Companions that they understood these verses "hand" means Allah has a hand, but it is not like the hands of created beings? Because the Arabic language allows for this; the word "hand" is always, as the mu'attilah interpret it, power, and it also allows for "hand" to mean the physical hand, in our concept as human beings. So Allah has a hand; we say: Allah has a hand, but it is not like the hands of created beings. "Hand" means a real hand, but it is not like the hands of created beings. One of the meanings of the Arabic language, which we mentioned, is that the Arabic language interprets the word "hand" as power and dominance. So why do we not say that this second opinion is also accepted in the matter of the names and attributes, even though it explicitly leads to ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), making it so that Allah has no hand, but the intended meaning is also dominance and subjugation?

The Shaykh : Fine; Allah has a hand, it is conceded that Allah has dominance, Allah has power.

The questioner : ... the verse.

The Shaykh : Be patient.

The questioner: Go ahead.

The Shaykh : This is conceded.

The questioner : It is conceded.

The Shaykh : We set that aside; does Allah have a hand?

The questioner : They say: No, Allah does not have a hand.

The Shaykh : "The Shaykh's donkey stopped at the pass!"

The questioner : The concept, the methodology we adopted is that you do not say: Allah has a hand, Allah knows best what He intends. This is my madhhab, what we said earlier about the mu'awwizun, who are the Khalaf. But if we say, no... the matter of the hand, which of the Companions understood this verse as a hand meaning a hand, because Allah has a hand, this detail?

The Shaykh : The matter is not a matter of the hand; the hand is an example. The matter is a matter of attributes.

The questioner : I know, we want from the attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that they are reported from the Companions, but not with this detail. Our information, "sorry," if you allow me, is that from Ibn Taymiyyah and onwards, this detail!

The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you!

The questioner : And beware of that.

The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you!

The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah and his student Ibn al-Qayyim, who understood the verses of attributes with this detail.

The Shaykh : Allow me to draw your attention to something: this opinion is not your opinion, this is the opinion of your Imam.

The questioner : My Imam, my Shaykh [everyone laughs!].
...

The questioner : The Shaykh knows that this is a shubhah (doubt) he is raising; he does not know that I know what the madhhab is? ...

The Shaykh : Look, Shaykh Ali, may Allah guide us and you all.

The questioner : Amen. We only mention the shubhat (doubts).

The Shaykh : Knowledge requires specific capacities and abilities, so if a person reads a research today and forgets it tomorrow, that is futile...; did you understand?

The questioner : I understood, Shaykh.
= -- Another questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The questioner : Welcome, uncle, welcome.

Another questioner : Oh, welcome and greetings, may it give you health.

The Shaykh : Welcome, greetings, how are you? If Allah wills, well? Welcome.
Welcome.

Another questioner : Welcome.

The Shaykh : How are you? How is your health? If Allah wills, well?

Another questioner : Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. -- =
These doubts and these questions do not... have [a place], and one of the scientific methods that brings two different viewpoints closer is that we take the points on which we agree. You brought a verse earlier: , and you said that the Salaf and the Khalaf agreed on its interpretation and on not interpreting it figuratively. You are with me in this statement, or are you in discussion?

The questioner : The Salaf and the Khalaf...

The Shaykh : No, I mean that the Khalaf agree with the Salaf.
-- And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Welcome, greetings. To finish the handshake at least... this is your luck...
... something... there was a man of knowledge and hadith previously who was in the council of Abu Ja'far al-Mansur. When Abu Ja'far al-Mansur entered, everyone stood up except the learned man. Some of the people in the council had resentment against him... to the Caliph: that everyone stood up for you except that man. He asked him why everyone stood up except him? He said to him: O Commander of the Faithful, I honored you - from majesty, I magnified you - so that you would not fall into contradicting the hadith of your grandfather Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He said to him: What is it? He said to him: So-and-so narrated to me, he said: So-and-so narrated to me, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: . So I honored you so that you would not be among those [the Shaykh laughs!].