The second sentence: His saying, the Exalted: {The hand of Allah is above their hands}.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *al-Madaraj* that when he mentioned Moses (peace be upon him), he mentioned a word, saying: "And the subduing of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, meaning He raises Moses and subdues him".
The Shaykh : And what?
The questioner : And subdues him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Did the editor reject the word in the face of rejection?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not see a reason for rejection, because subduing means that a person comes in accordance with the desire of the one who subdues him, and this is what enables this kindness and increased compassion for the person, just as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So there is no objection. And we know, see, and observe in reality that among people are those whom Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, blesses by bringing benefits and repelling harms; this is a type of subduing. Is the time up? Please, listen, listen to Allah.
The reader: The author, may Allah guide him, said: "The second sentence: His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Fath 48:10] .
The Shaykh : Like one shaking hands.
The reader: "Like one shaking hands with them, so his hand is with their hands, not above their hands".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
It has been mentioned to us that the people of denial of attributes impose on the people of affirming attributes things that do not apply to them, and this is the fourteenth example, which is His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Fath 48:10]
The discussion of this sentence has already taken place, and we said that they pledge allegiance to Allah because they pledge allegiance to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), so pledging allegiance to the Messenger is a pledge of allegiance to the One who sent him.
"The second sentence: His saying:[Al-Fath 48:10]" Does this mean that the hand of Allah, which is attributed to Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, is above their hands? And we say that if it is above their hands, it does not necessitate direct contact, just as we say the sky is above us, and it does not necessitate that it is in direct contact with us. Or does the meaning of the hand of Allah mean the hand of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because if they are pledging allegiance to Allah by pledging allegiance to the Messenger, then the hand of the Messenger is exactly like the hand of Allah, so the intended meaning is the hand of the Messenger? This possibility was not mentioned here, but we mentioned it when we spoke about intermediation, so we refer back to the derivation we mentioned there.
He said: "[Al-Fath 48:10] . And as we mentioned before, this is from the perspective of emphasizing that pledging allegiance to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a pledge of allegiance to Allah, so the hand of Allah is above their hands. "This is the apparent meaning of the wording and its reality, and it is to emphasize that pledging allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a pledge of allegiance to Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, and it does not necessitate that the hand of Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, is in direct contact with their hands, even if it is above their hands". So it does not necessitate that it is in direct contact, and in fact, it is impossible for it to be in direct contact in this place. Why? Because Allah the Exalted is above everything, and those who pledge allegiance are on the earth, so it is not possible for the true hand of Allah to be in direct contact with our hands.
He said: "Do you not see that it is said: 'The sky is above us,' even though it is distinct from us and far from us? So the hand of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, is above the hands of those who pledge allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), despite His being distinct from His creation and His being above them". And this is an apparent derivation that the hand of Allah is above their hands because He is above them, and His hand is among His attributes, and this serves to emphasize this pledge of allegiance, as if they had pledged allegiance to the hand of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He.
"No one can understand that the intended meaning of His saying:[Al-Fath 48:10] .
The Shaykh : And what?
The questioner : And subdues him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Did the editor reject the word in the face of rejection?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not see a reason for rejection, because subduing means that a person comes in accordance with the desire of the one who subdues him, and this is what enables this kindness and increased compassion for the person, just as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
I have seen Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, hastening in your favor
لقد رأيت الله تبارك وتعالى يسارع في هواكThe reader: The author, may Allah guide him, said: "The second sentence: His saying, the Exalted:
The hand of Allah is over their hands
يد الله فوق أيديهمThe Shaykh : Like one shaking hands.
The reader: "Like one shaking hands with them, so his hand is with their hands, not above their hands".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
It has been mentioned to us that the people of denial of attributes impose on the people of affirming attributes things that do not apply to them, and this is the fourteenth example, which is His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah
إن الذين يبايعونك إنما يبايعون اللهThe discussion of this sentence has already taken place, and we said that they pledge allegiance to Allah because they pledge allegiance to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), so pledging allegiance to the Messenger is a pledge of allegiance to the One who sent him.
"The second sentence: His saying:
The hand of Allah is over their hands
يد الله فوق أيديهمHe said: "
The hand of Allah is over their hands
يد الله فوق أيديهمHe said: "Do you not see that it is said: 'The sky is above us,' even though it is distinct from us and far from us? So the hand of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, is above the hands of those who pledge allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), despite His being distinct from His creation and His being above them". And this is an apparent derivation that the hand of Allah is above their hands because He is above them, and His hand is among His attributes, and this serves to emphasize this pledge of allegiance, as if they had pledged allegiance to the hand of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He.
"No one can understand that the intended meaning of His saying: