Is it permissible to define the attribute "Hand of Allah" as the hand with which He is able to create, provide, and accomplish other actions that resemble, in their function, the functions of the hands of creatures, while differing in their modalities and material forms, based on His saying, the Most High: "There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing"?

It is obligatory to affirm Allah's names and attributes as they have been revealed, without tashbeeh (likening Him to creation) or ta'weel (allegorical interpretation). Some names and attributes are common in wording between Allah and His creatures, such as Al-Haleem (The Forbearing), Ar-Raheem (The Merciful), and "the Hand," but with a difference in meaning befitting each. The forbearance of a creature is not like the forbearance of the Creator. Ahlus-Sunnah affirm the meanings of the attributes and entrust the knowledge of their kayfiyyah (modality) to Allah, such as the Highness for Al-Istiwaa (His ascending above the Throne). They avoid interpreting what does not need interpretation, such as the Face, Hand, and Foot, contenting themselves with the fact that these are attributes unlike those of creation. There is no harm in defining the Hand as an attribute by which Allah grasps, extends, takes, gives, and creates specific things, while obligating oneself to what is mentioned in the texts. It is necessary to avoid attributing the functions of created beings' attributes to Allah's attributes, for Allah creates by His absolute power, not by a specific constraint, and the word "is able" does not befit Allah.