Does Allah have more than two hands?

The Shaykh : But someone might say that Allah has more than two hands because of the saying of the Exalted: Here, "our hands" is a plural, so let us take this plural, because if we take the plural, we also take the dual.
The student: And more.

The Shaykh : And more. And if we take the dual, we also take the singular and more, because there are also verses containing the singular: and the like. So what is the answer? The answer is to say: As for the hand that came in the singular, the singular with a possessive suffix implies generality, encompassing everything established for Allah of a hand. Everything established for Allah of a hand falls under the singular with a possessive suffix, because if we say, yes, because Allah the Exalted says: "The blessing of Allah" is a singular with a possessive suffix, one.

The questioner : It encompasses.

The Shaykh : One, "the blessing of Allah." What makes you know that it encompasses many?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : You cannot count them, along with reality. But the verse itself So its meaning is: one, not a thousand, not a million, not millions, uncountable. Okay, the hand We say this singular does not preclude plurality if it is established. It does not preclude plurality if it is established. Why? Because the singular with a possessive suffix implies what?
The student: Generality.

The Shaykh : Generality. We have now finished with the singular. We have the dual and the plural. We say regarding the dual and the plural: Allah has only two hands, as established in the Book and the Sunnah. The Book: And the context is one of honor. If Allah had created it with more than one hand, yes, He would have mentioned it, because the more the attribute by which Allah made this thing increases, the more the magnification of this thing increases. Okay, also in Surat al-Ma'idah, He said in response to those who said "the hand of Allah" in the singular. And the context is one that necessitates the multiplicity of blessings. And the more the means of giving increase, the more the giving increases. So if Allah the Exalted had more than two, Allah would have mentioned it, would He not? Because giving with two hands is more complete and more than with one, and with three.
The student: More

The Shaykh : If it were possible, it would be more. So if Allah the Exalted had more than two, He would have mentioned this. As for the Sunnah, the Messenger, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him, says: And He, Mighty and Majestic, says:
The student: May Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him.

The Shaykh : And he did not mention more than two.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes
The student: He says, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him. I said: He, Mighty and Majestic, says.

The Shaykh : And he says, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him. Yes, and he says, "You have done well." And he says, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him. And the Salaf, may Allah be pleased with them, agreed that Allah has only two hands, without more. So we have the text from the Qur'an here.
The student: And the Sunnah.

The Shaykh : And the Sunnah and the consensus that Allah the Exalted has two hands. What remains for us now is how to reconcile this with the plural "our hands." We say: The plural is on one of two aspects. Either we say what some scholars held, that the minimum of the plural is two. The minimum of the plural is two, like 'Abd al-Rahman...? Here, the minimum of the plural is two. And upon this, "our hands" does not indicate more than two, does it?
The student : Yes

The Shaykh : Meaning, it is not necessary that it indicates more than two. And when we say that it indicates two, it matches the dual, "His two hands are outstretched," and there is no problem in it. Clear? So if you say, what is the evidence for the saying of these people that the minimum of the plural is two? The answer, listen: "Your two hearts."
The student: Two... two.

The Shaykh : Two
The student: ...

The Shaykh : "The two women." It is appropriate. I say, "the two women." Do you say two, three, or two?
The student: Two, two.

The Shaykh : Two. Two. Two. And this is a plural, and what is meant by it is only two hearts, due to the saying of the Exalted: "And not for a woman." Meaning, if someone said that Allah says: "The woman" can have three hearts, we say: How can the one deficient in intellect have three hearts, while the complete one has two? No, one heart. It is not possible. Okay, listen. And they also said, read the saying of Allah the Exalted: And by what is the mother excluded from one-sixth to one-third, from one-third to one-sixth?
The student: By two brothers...

The Shaykh : By two brothers or by three?
The student: By two brothers.

The Shaykh : By two brothers. So "brothers" is a plural, and what is meant by it is.
The student: Two.

The Shaykh : Two. What is meant by it is two, right? Okay, how many are needed for the congregational prayer?
The student: With two.

The Shaykh : With two it is established. With two. But the majority of linguists say that the minimum of the plural is three, and that the plural extending to two in these texts is for a reason, otherwise the minimum of the plural in principle is two.
The student: Three.

The Shaykh : Three. Yes, three. So we need to reconcile, when we said the minimum of the plural is three, we need to reconcile between His saying: and His saying: and His saying: It is said that what is meant by this plural is magnification. What is meant by it is magnification, magnifying this hand, and it is not meant that Allah the Exalted has more than two. Then, what is meant by "hand" here is the Self itself, the Self that has a hand. Because it is said, "By what corruption appeared on land and sea." Rather, Allah the Exalted said, Allah the Exalted said:
The student: Earned.

The Shaykh : Okay, and what did the tongues of people, the eyes of people, the hands of people, and the feet of people earn that they are being held accountable for?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Here, they are being held accountable, but such an expression is used for the doer himself. And for this reason, we say that the cattle, which are camels, were not created by Allah the Exalted with His hand. They were not created by Allah with His hand. And there is a difference between His saying: and His saying: So It is as if He said, "From what we did," "from what we did," because what is meant by "hand" is the Self of Allah that has a hand. This is the reconciliation. And this is also indicated by the fact that when it was added to "na" (our), which indicates plurality, it became more appropriate that it be pluralized, because what is added to a plural is more eloquent in the plural, as in His saying: And with these aspects, the problem regarding the attribute of the hand, which came in the singular, dual, and plural, is resolved. So you now know that reconciling the singular and the dual is easy. What is it?
This is because this is a singular noun in the construct state, so it is general or includes everything established for Allah, whether it is between the dual and the plural, from two aspects. One of them is that the plural is not intended
The student: Three.

The Shaykh : in its literal meaning, nor three or more, but rather the intended meaning is glorification, as Allah the Exalted said: and and and and the like. It is singular, but we say this is for glorification, or it is said that the minimum of the plural
The student: Two

The Shaykh : Two, so there is no contradiction here. And as for what the brother Jamal mentioned regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: The "ayd" (hands) here means strength. So it is a verbal noun. The verbal noun of "ada" (to be strong), "ya'idu" (he is strong), meaning "he was strong." And what is meant by "ayd" is not an attribute of Allah. And for this reason, Allah did not add it to Himself. He did not say, "With our hands We built it." Rather, He said: Meaning, with strength. So it is a verbal noun of "ada" (to be strong), "ya'idu" (he is strong).