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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it possible that some texts regarding the attributes, if taken at their apparent meaning, could be understood as figurative interpretation?

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The questioner : In some texts regarding the attributes, if we take them at their apparent meaning, could they be understood as figurative interpretation?

The Shaykh : Like what?

The questioner : ... ؟

The Shaykh : Yes, we have spoken about this. We said that "the hand of Allah" means the hand of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah attributed it to Himself because it is the hand of His Messenger, as He the Mighty and Majestic said:
And when We recited it فإذا قرأناه
The intended meaning is that Jibril recited it, not what comes out [of the mouth], because the context indicates this. Did Allah the Mighty and Majestic shake hands with the people while they were pledging allegiance to the Messenger? He did not shake their hands. This means it is impossible to claim that the apparent meaning is that the true hand of Allah is the one that pledged allegiance, because the context prevents this.
Source alathar.net

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