نَزَلَdescendedالْقُرْآنُthe Quranبِلَغَتِهِمْ،in their language,وَخَاطَبَهُمُand addressed themالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetﷺ(peace be upon him)بِلَغَتِهِمْ؛in their language;فَلاso it is notبُدٌّnecessaryأَنْthatيَفْهَمُواthey understandالْكِتَابَthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةَand the Sunnahعَلَىinظَاهِرِهِمَا؛their apparent meanings;فَإِذَاIfلَمْnotيُنْقَلْtransmittedعَنْهُمْfrom themمَاwhatيُخَالِفُهُ؛contradicts it;كَانَit would beذَلِكَthatقَوْلَهُمْ.their statement.
The Quran was revealed in their language, and the Prophet ﷺ addressed them in their language; so it is necessary for them to understand the Book and the Sunnah in their apparent meanings; if what contradicts it is not transmitted from them, that is their statement.
ثَالِثًا:Thirdly:أَنَّهُthat itيَمْتَنِعُit is absolutely prohibitedغَايَةَto the utmostالِامْتِنَاعِforbiddingأَنْthatيُرَادَis intendedبِالْيَدِby the handالنِّعْمَةَthe blessingأَوْorالْقُوَّةَthe powerفِيinمِثْلِlikeقَوْلِهِ:his statement:﴿(لِمَاfor whatخَلَقْتُI createdبِيَدَيَّwith My hands﴾)[صَ[Sa::٧٥]؛75];لَأَنَّهُbecause itيَسْتَلْزِمُentailsأَنْ تَكُونَthat there should beالنِّعْمَةُthe blessingنِعْمَتَيْنِtwo blessings only,فَقَطٌ،only,وَنِعَمٌand the blessingsاللَّهِof Allahلَاnotتُحْصَى!!counted!!وَيَسْتَلْزِمُAnd it entailsأَنْthatالْقُوَّةَthe powerقُوَّتَيْنِ،two powers,وَالْقُوَّةَand the powerبِمَعْنَىin meaningواحِدَةِoneلَاnotيَتَعَدَّدُ!is multiplied!فَهَذَاThisالتَّرْكِيبُcompositionيَمْنَعُpreventsغَايَةَthe utmostالْمَنَعِprohibitionأَنْthatيَكُونَit should beالمَعْنَىthe meaningبِالْيَدِof the handالْقُوَّةَthe powerأَوْorالنِّعْمَةَ.the blessing.
Thirdly: It is absolutely prohibited to intend by 'the hand' the blessing or the power in phrases like: ﴿ For what I created with My hands ﴾ [Sa: 75]; because it entails that there would only be two blessings, and the blessings of Allah cannot be counted!! And it entails that the power would be two, and power in one meaning cannot be multiple! This structure prevents that by 'the hand' it should mean power or blessing.
هُبْSupposeأَنَّهُthat itقَدْmayيُمْكِنُbe possibleفِيinقَوْلِهِ:his saying:﴿(بَلْratherيَدَاهُHis two handsمَبْسُوطَتَانِare outstretched﴾)[المَائِدَةِ[Al-Ma'idah::٦٤]64];أَنْthatيُرَادَis intendedبِهِمَاby themالنِّعْمَةَthe blessingعَلَىforتَأْوِيلٍ،interpretation,لَكِنْbutلَاnotيُمْكِنُpossibleأَنْthatيُرَادَis intendedبِقَوْلِهِ:by His saying:﴿(لِمَاfor whatخَلَقْتُI createdبِيَدَيَّwith My handsالنِّعْمَةَthe blessingأَبَدًا.ever.
Suppose that it may be possible in the phrase: ﴿ Rather, His two hands are outstretched ﴾ [Al-Ma'idah: 64], that it is intended by them the blessing by an interpretation, but it is not possible that by His saying: ﴿ For what I created with My hands ﴾ that it refers to the blessing ever.
أَمَّاAs forالْقُوَّةَ؛the power;فَيُقَالُit must be saidيَمْتَنِعُit is prohibitedأَنْtoيَكُونَit isالْمَعْنَىthe meaningبِالْيَدَيْنِby the two handsالْقُوَّةَthe powerفِيinالْآيَتَيْنِthe two versesجَمِيعًا؛both;فِيInقَوْلِهِ:his saying:﴿(بَلْratherيَدَاهُHis two hands﴾)وَفِيand inقَوْلِهِ:his statement:﴿(لِمَاfor whatخَلَقْتُI createdبِيَدَيَّ؛with My hands;لأَنَّbecauseالْقُوَّةَthe powerلَاdoes notتَتَعَدَّدُ.multiply.
As for the power; it must be said that it is prohibited for it to be the meaning of the two hands in both verses; in His saying: ﴿ Rather, His two hands ﴾ and in His statement: ﴿ For what I created with My hands; because the power does not multiply.
رَابِعًا:Fourthly:أَنَّهُthat itلَوْifكَانَit wasالْمُرَادُintendedبِالْيَدِby the handالْقُوَّةَ؛the power;مَاthere would beلِآدَمَfor Adamفَضْلٌmeritعَلَىuponإِبْلِيسَ،Iblis,بَلْratherوَلَاnot evenعَلَىuponالْحُمُرِthe donkeysوَالْكِلَابِ؛and the dogs;لِأَنَّهُمْbecause they allكُلَّهُمْall of themخُلِقُواwere createdبِقُوَّةِby the powerاللَّهِ،of Allah,وَلَوْand ifكَانَit wasالْمُرَادُintendedبِالْيَدِby the handالْقُوَّةَ؛the power;مَاthere would beصَحِيحٌvalidالِاحْتِجَاجُto contestعَلَىuponإِبْلِيسَ؛Iblis;إِذْsinceإِنَّifإِبْلِيسُIblisسَيَقُولُwould say::وَأَنَاAnd IيَاO my LordرَبِّيLord;خَلَقْتَنِيYou created meبِقُوَّتِكَ؛with Your power;فَمَاso whatفَضْلٌmeritعَلَيَّ؟upon me?!
Fourthly: If the intended meaning by 'the hand' was power; then Adam would have no merit over Iblis, nor over donkeys and dogs; because they all were created by the power of Allah, and if the intended meaning by 'the hand' was power; the argument against Iblis would not be valid; because Iblis would say: And I, O my Lord, You created me with Your power; so what merit do I have over him?!
خامِسًا:Fifthly:أَنْthatيُقَالُ:it is said:إِنَّifهَذِهِthisالْيَدُhandالَّتِيthatأَثْبَتَهَاwhich Allah establishedاللَّهُof Allahجَاءَتْcameعَلَىwithيَمْتَنِعُpreventsيُرَادُis intendedبِهَاby it;النِّعْمَةَthe blessingأَوْorالْقُوَّةَ؛the power;فَجَاءَتْso it cameفِيهاin itذِكْرٌmention ofالأَصَابِعِfingersوَالْقَبْضِand graspingوَالْبَسْطِand extendingوَالْكَفِّand the palmوَالْيَمِينِand the rightوَكُلُّand allهَذَاthisيَمْتَنِعُis prohibitedأَنْ يُرَادَthat it is intendedبِهَاby it;وُجُوهٌtypesمُتَنَوِّعَةٌdiverseتَمْنَعُpreventأَنْ تَكُونَthat it isالمَعْنَىthe meaning
Fifthly: It is said that this hand, which Allah established, is intended to prevent the blessing or power; so it came in it the mention of fingers, grasping, extending, the palm, and the right, and all this prevents that it is intended by it; that is the meaning.