How to respond to the people of distortion in their interpretation of the verse in al-Ma'idah, "And the Jews said, 'The hand of Allah is closed...'"?
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The questioner : The context is the intended meaning.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner :[Al-Ma'idah 5:64]
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...that the intended meaning of "hand" is grace?
The Shaykh : That is not possible, because they say "the hand of Allah is closed," and Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:64] and spending is done by the hand.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Spending is done by the hand; the original basis for giving, spending, and paying is that it is done by the hand, as in His saying "He spends as He wills," meaning with these two hands. Then, if we interpret it as "grace," grace is not singular. If we interpret it as a category, we say "He spends as He wills," and His spending continues to be ongoing and abundant, which invalidates the claim that it is a single grace.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is not possible to escape this. Anyone who tries to escape by what is not possible in the context of the wording becomes a stubborn denier. Then we say to him: What do you say about His saying, the Exalted:[Sad 38:75] We turn to what Ibrahim turned to? Ibrahim said: [Al-Baqarah 2:258] What do you say about this verse? He cannot escape. "With My two powers" is not possible. Does Allah have two powers?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner :
Rather, both His hands are extended
بل يداه مبسوطتانThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...that the intended meaning of "hand" is grace?
The Shaykh : That is not possible, because they say "the hand of Allah is closed," and Allah the Exalted said:
Chained are their hands, and cursed are they for what they say. Rather, both His hands are extended; He spends
غلت أيديهم ولعنوا بما قالوا بل يداه مبسوطتان ينفقThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Spending is done by the hand; the original basis for giving, spending, and paying is that it is done by the hand, as in His saying "He spends as He wills," meaning with these two hands. Then, if we interpret it as "grace," grace is not singular. If we interpret it as a category, we say "He spends as He wills," and His spending continues to be ongoing and abundant, which invalidates the claim that it is a single grace.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is not possible to escape this. Anyone who tries to escape by what is not possible in the context of the wording becomes a stubborn denier. Then we say to him: What do you say about His saying, the Exalted: