Is there not, in the Prophet's glorification of his Lord by saying: "I am the Compeller, I am the Majestic, I am the Sovereign, I am the All-Mighty, I am the Most Generous," and his gesturing with his hand to indicate that, a resemblance that contradicts His saying, the Most High: "There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing"?

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, narrated hadiths that include hand gestures when mentioning some of Allah's attributes, such as the hadith about grasping the heavens and the earth, and the hadith "All-Hearing, All-Seeing." These gestures are not for representation or similitude, but rather to affirm the attribute and establish it as real, negating any metaphorical interpretation, while keeping in mind His (Allah's) saying: "There is nothing like unto Him."

As for the ruling on gesturing with the hand when mentioning Allah's attributes, the speaker should consider the state of the listeners. If there is a possibility that they might understand it as representation or similitude, then it should not be done to prevent harm. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not gesture in all hadiths concerning attributes, and the reported gestures were to clarify the affirmation of the attribute for an audience that understood this.

Scholars believe that the general public should not perform such gestures, especially in this era, for fear of fitna (strife/temptation) and misunderstanding, and in compliance with the saying of Ibn Mas'ud and Ali, may Allah be pleased with them, regarding presenting hadith that minds can comprehend. Furthermore, the gesture mentioned concerning the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is not an order for worshiping through it, but rather an action from him to clarify the affirmation of the attribute.

The attributes are tawqifiyyah (revealed and not subject to human reasoning), and it is not permissible for the speaker to introduce anything from himself with the intention of clarification; rather, they should be presented as they were revealed.