How can one reconcile the Hadith that Allah has two hands, a right and a left, with the Hadith that both His hands are right hands? And is Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen's interpretation of "both His hands are right hands" as "both His hands are good" correct? What is the ruling on this interpretation?
Ibn Umar's hadith in Sahih Muslim states: "Allah will fold the heavens and the earths with His right hand and His left, and He will say: 'I am the King.'" Scholars have reconciled the two hadiths by explaining that both of Allah's hands are characterized by blessings, perfection, and auspiciousness, with no deficiency in either, unlike created beings. Some have weakened the narration "with His left" and corrected it to "with His other hand." In both cases, we believe that Allah has two hands and we affirm them without interpretation. Al-Baghawi transmitted from Al-Khattabi that this is an attribute mentioned in revealed texts; we state it as it has come without questioning its modality. Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen mentioned that "both His hands are right" means auspiciousness, goodness, and blessings, and does not imply deficiency as it does in created beings.
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