What is the correct Salafi understanding of the phrase in the hadith, “Both of my Lord’s hands are right”?
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The questioner : If you grant me permission, and my brothers grant me permission, to move past what I said was the last question, may I ask a question related to the same topic?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3367Hasan (Darussalam).
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We want to understand, meaning the correct Salafi understanding of this phrase from this hadith?
The Shaykh : I have said in more than one gathering that this hadith confirms the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] It affirms that Allah (Mighty and Majestic), who has two hands by the text of the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah, is not like human beings. This is because both of my Lord’s hands are right. This confirms that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) does not resemble any of the created things, and we cannot expand on the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) beyond what is befitting of His transcendence and affirmation without likening Him to creation. This is my answer regarding this authentic hadith.
Yes?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
both of the Hands of my Lord are right
وكلتا يدي ربي يمينThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We want to understand, meaning the correct Salafi understanding of this phrase from this hadith?
The Shaykh : I have said in more than one gathering that this hadith confirms the statement of Allah the Exalted:
There is nothing like unto Him
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌYes?
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