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Are God's feet two feet and a leg, or just two feet, and do the hadith "Paradise and Hellfire argued" and the hadith "until the Lord of Might places His foot in it" refer to the same thing?

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The intended meaning of "leg" (rijl) and "foot" (qadam) in relation to the attributes of Allah Almighty is one and the same. They are two attributes of Allah Almighty in reality, in a manner befitting His grandeur. There is no difference between them; it appears they are synonymous terms. Both are essential, informative attributes (ṣifāt dhātiyyah khabariyyah) firmly established for Allah عز وجل by authentic Sunnah, as stated in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the dispute between Paradise and Hell. In it, it states: "As for Hell, it will not be filled until Allah, blessed and exalted, places His leg (and in Muslim: His foot) therein. Then it will say: 'Enough, enough!'" Believing in these attributes is obligatory, and refraining from delving into their modality is a duty.

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