The scholars' statement regarding the leg.

The Shaykh : And similar to that is the saying of Allah the Exalted: So the scholars of the Salaf have two opinions, or two views, regarding His saying: The first opinion is that the intended meaning is severity, and the second opinion is that the intended meaning is the leg of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Whoever looks at the context of the verse along with the hadith of Abu Sa'id, saying that the hadith, along with the hadith of Abu Sa'id, whoever looks at the apparent meaning of the verse along with the hadith of Abu Sa'id, says: The intended meaning of "the leg" here is the leg of Allah. And whoever looks at the verse in isolation says: The intended meaning of "the leg" is severity. And the important point is that His saying: was not attributed to Allah such that it could be said that whoever interpreted "hands" as power has distorted [the meaning]. And Allah knows best.