How can "the hand of God" be reconciled between its interpretation as an intrinsic attribute in the verse, "What prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My [two] hands," and its interpretation as generosity and bountifulness in the verse, "Rather, His [two] hands are extended," in the context of refuting the Jews, especially considering the importance of context and circumstantial evidence in understanding Quranic verses?

A large number of prominent imams have discussed the verse: "Nay, both His hands are outstretched," and their interpretations of it have varied. Some said that "hand" means grace, power, or dominion. However, Al-Tabari mentioned that others held that the hand of Allah is an attribute among His attributes, not a physical limb, citing as evidence that Allah specifically created Adam with His hand. Had "hand" meant grace, power, or dominion, there would have been no comprehensible reason for singling out Adam in this manner. Furthermore, the dual form of "hand" in the verse negates it meaning grace, as Allah’s graces are innumerable, and the dual form does not convey the meaning of plural in the Arabic language.

Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen emphasized maintaining the apparent meaning of the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah, and that diverting them from their apparent meaning is speaking about Allah without knowledge. The apparent meaning of the verse is that Allah has two real hands befitting Him.

Ibn Taymiyyah pointed out that diverting divine attributes from their apparent meaning to a metaphorical one requires four conditions: 1. That the word is used in a metaphorical sense in the language. 2. The existence of evidence necessitating the diversion of the word from its literal to its metaphorical meaning. 3. The absence of any contradictory evidence to the diverting proof. 4. That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, clarifies if he intended something other than the apparent meaning.

Ibn Taymiyyah clarified that the word "hands" in the dual form is not used in the Arabic language to denote grace or power. The dual form is explicit in its meaning, and it is not permissible for it to mean plural or singular. Therefore, the verse does not admit metaphor from a linguistic perspective.