What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {And the sky We built with strength...}?

Question:
Strength and attribute?

Answer:
Yes, the hand is an attribute, and it is used to mean grace and strength:

And the heaven We constructed with strength

وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ

[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47]

meaning: with strength:

and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength

وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ

[Surat Sad:17] the one with strength:

those of strength and [religious] vision.

أُولِي الْأَيْدِي وَالْأَبْصَارِ

[Sad 38:45]

And the heaven We constructed with strength

وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ

[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47]

Does this imply affirming hands for Allah?
A: Strength:

And the heaven We constructed with strength

وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ

[Adh-Dhariyat 51:47]

with strength, and Allah - (Exalted and Majestic is He) - has two hands:

Rather, both His hands are extended

بَلْ يَدَاهُ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ

[Surat al-Ma'idah:64], the two hands are not here:

We built it with strength

بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ

here it is with strength.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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