Скачать или смотреть Meaning of the Ayah: “Allah’s Hand is over their Hands” | by 🎙️Shaykh Salih al Fawzan حَفِظَه ٱللّٰه

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In this video, the respected Shaykh Salih delves into the meaning of the Quranic phrase ﴾يد الله فوق أيديهم﴿("Allah's hand is over their hands") from Surah Al-Fath (48:10). This verse was revealed in the context of the pledge of allegiance (bay‘ah) given by the companions to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, signifying the immense honor and spiritual significance of their commitment. The Shaykh explains the verse from the Salafi perspective, which affirms the attribute of "hand" for Allah as it is mentioned in the Quran, without likening it to the hands of creation or delving into its exact modality.

This verse, according to Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘ah, indicates two matters:

The first matter: affirming the attribute of the Hand for Allah ﷻ, and that He, Glorified and Exalted, is described as having a Hand, as He says: “What prevented you from prostrating to what I created with My two Hands” [Ṣād 38:75], and He says: “Rather, both His Hands are outspread” [al-Mā’idah 5:64]. This is unanimously affirmed by Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘ah: the attribute of the Hand is established for Allah by textual evidence and by consensus.

The second matter: that Allah, Exalted is He, approves of and is pleased with this pledge, and that the hand of His Messenger ﷺ stands in place of the Hand of Allah in carrying out this pledge. “The Hand of Allah is above their hands” means affirming that the hand of the Messenger ﷺ stands in place of the Hand of Allah in confirming this pledge.

Thus, both hands are affirmed: the Hand of Allah, which is an attribute inherent to Him—while He is above the Throne, above all creation—and the hand of the Messenger, who took their pledge by the command of Allah, His legislation, and His pleasure ﷻ.

Since Allah was pleased with this pledge, approved it, and commanded it, He made His Hand above their hands to indicate the execution of this command and His approval ﷻ. It is well known to the addressed audience that what is meant by this is His approval and acceptance of the matter, as if He had concluded it with His Hand ﷻ. This is well known in the Arabic language: they say, “The hand of the ruler is over the hand of so-and-so,” or “the hand of the king is over the hand of so-and-so.” This is from the expansiveness of the language—what they call majāz (figurative usage), meaning something permissible in the language. The language allows such expressions to indicate approval and confirmation of a matter, and that it is done with the consent of the one who approves—such as a king, a president, and the like.

So Allah, Mighty and Exalted, approved this pledge through the hand of His Messenger ﷺ, and clarified that His Hand is above their hands, being pleased with it and affirming it. It is well known to the people of truth that His Hand is not among their hands nor with them; rather, He is above the Throne, above all creation, Glorified and Exalted.

Likewise is His saying: “Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us” [al-Tawbah 9:40], “Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see” [Ṭā Hā 20:46], and “And He is with you wherever you are” [al-Ḥadīd 57:4]. This does not mean that He is mixed with them, among them, or that He was physically with Pharaoh together with Mūsā and Hārūn—no. Rather, what is meant is the companionship of protection, preservation, support, and victory, as well as the companionship of knowledge and awareness. And He is above the Throne, Glorified and Exalted, above all creation.

Similarly, His saying: “And We are closer to him than his jugular vein” [Qāf 50:16]—meaning by His knowledge, awareness, encompassing, and His angels—while He Himself is above the Throne ﷻ. This is well known from the breadth of the Arabic language and its modes of expression, and the Qur’an was revealed in the language of the Arabs.


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