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Does Allah have two feet or one foot, and will Allah, Almighty and Majestic, place both His feet on Hell, knowing that a singular noun in a genitive construction implies generality?

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Among the attributes affirmed for Allah are the Foot or Leg. The evidence for this is what Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Hellfire will continue to say, 'Is there any more?' until the Lord of Might places His Foot therein, whereupon it will say, 'Enough, enough, by Your might!' and its parts will draw close to one another." And what Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him) regarding Allah Almighty's statement to the Fire: "It will not be filled until He places His Leg therein, whereupon it will say, 'Enough, enough!' Thereupon it will be filled, and its parts will draw close to one another."

Ibn Abbas and Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Kursi (Footstool/Chair) is the place of the two Feet." The people of the Sunnah have consistently affirmed two Feet for Allah Almighty. This is a reality, not a metaphor, without distortion, without inquiring into the 'how,' without resemblance, and without negation. And that Allah places His Leg or Foot upon the Fire. We believe in this and stop there. We do not say "two Feet" on the pretext that a singular noun in construct state implies generality; rather, we restrict ourselves to what is explicitly mentioned, because attributes are based on divine revelation (tawqif).

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