And the Salaf, the people of the Sunnah, took the apparent meaning of the hadith and said
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The Shaykh : That He directs your heart to His obedience and does not let it deviate. And the Salaf, the people of the Sunnah, took the apparent meaning of the hadith and said: "Indeed, Allah has fingers in reality, which we affirm for Him as His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) affirmed them for Him." Did you understand? It is obligatory for us to believe in this, that Allah the Exalted has fingers in reality, but we do not define them by number, and we do not know of their number except what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of. Yes.
"It does not follow from the fact that the hearts of the children of Adam are between two of His fingers that they must be touching them, such that it would be said that the hadith implies incarnation, and thus it must be left aside from its apparent meaning. This cloud is deployed between the sky and the earth, yet it does not touch the sky or the earth" This is with regard to the distance of elevation. "And it is said that Badr is between Makkah and Madinah" with regard to the distance of place. "Despite the distance between them" Is that how it is with you? Yes, the distance between them, meaning between Badr and the two, meaning Makkah and Madinah. "So the hearts of all the children of Adam are, in reality, between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful, and it does not follow from this that there is touching or incarnation" It does not follow, and the example is clear. The cloud is deployed between the sky and the earth, as in the Noble Qur'an. Does it touch the sky? No. Does it touch the earth? No. The rain descends from it, which is above, and yet it is said to be between the sky and the earth.
Badr is said to be between Makkah and Madinah, but in reality, this is not a precise definition, because there is a distance between Makkah and Madinah. It is only known that it is in this area. We saw in *Ma'jam al-Buldan* that it says: "Unaizah is between Basrah and Makkah" Where is between Basrah and Makkah? It is a great distance. Who would find it in this exact location? But the issue is understanding that it is in this region.
In any case, praise be to Allah, the hearts are between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful, and it does not imply touching or incarnation. Everyone knows this. Good.
"It does not follow from the fact that the hearts of the children of Adam are between two of His fingers that they must be touching them, such that it would be said that the hadith implies incarnation, and thus it must be left aside from its apparent meaning. This cloud is deployed between the sky and the earth, yet it does not touch the sky or the earth" This is with regard to the distance of elevation. "And it is said that Badr is between Makkah and Madinah" with regard to the distance of place. "Despite the distance between them" Is that how it is with you? Yes, the distance between them, meaning between Badr and the two, meaning Makkah and Madinah. "So the hearts of all the children of Adam are, in reality, between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful, and it does not follow from this that there is touching or incarnation" It does not follow, and the example is clear. The cloud is deployed between the sky and the earth, as in the Noble Qur'an. Does it touch the sky? No. Does it touch the earth? No. The rain descends from it, which is above, and yet it is said to be between the sky and the earth.
Badr is said to be between Makkah and Madinah, but in reality, this is not a precise definition, because there is a distance between Makkah and Madinah. It is only known that it is in this area. We saw in *Ma'jam al-Buldan* that it says: "Unaizah is between Basrah and Makkah" Where is between Basrah and Makkah? It is a great distance. Who would find it in this exact location? But the issue is understanding that it is in this region.
In any case, praise be to Allah, the hearts are between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful, and it does not imply touching or incarnation. Everyone knows this. Good.