الْعُمُومُ،The generality,فَيَشْمَلُincludesكُلَّeverythingمَاthat whichثَبَتَis establishedلِلَّهِfor Allahمِنْofيَدٍhandوَدَلِيلٍand evidenceعُمُومِthe generalityالْمُفْرَدِof the singularالْمُضَافِthe additional
The generality includes everything that is established for Allah in terms of hand and evidence of the generality of the singular and the additional.
قَوْلُهُHis sayingتَعَالَى:the Most High:﴿وَإِنْ﴾And ifتَعُدُّواyou countنِعْمَتَthe favorاللَّهِof Allahلَاyou cannotتُحْصُوهَاenumerate it﴿
His saying, the Most High: "And if you count the favors of Allah, you cannot enumerate it" [Ibrahim: 34];
فِيInنِعْمَةٍ:the favor:مُفْرَدٍsingularمُضَافٍ؛additional;فَهِيَit includesتَشْمَلُincludesكَثِيرًا؛many;لِقَوْلِهِ:due to His saying:﴿لَا﴾notتُحْصُوهَا؛enumerate it;إِذًا:Then:فَمَاWhat isهِيَit isوَاحِدَةٌoneوَلَاnorأَلْفٌthousandوَلَاnorمِلْيُونٌmillionوَلَاnorمَلَايِينُ.millions.
In the favor: it is singular and additional; it includes many; due to His saying: "not enumerate it; then: what is it? It is neither one nor a thousand nor a million nor millions."
وَيَدُAnd the handاللَّهِ:of Allah:نَقُولُWe sayهَذَاthisالْمُفْرَدُsingularلَاdoes notيَمْنَعُpreventالتَّعَدُّدَthe pluralإِذَاifثَبَتَ؛established;لَأَنَّbecauseالْمُفْرَدَthe singularالْمُضَافَand the additionalيُفِيدُis usefulالْعُمُومُ.the generality.
And the hand of Allah: We say this singular does not prevent plurality if established; because the singular and the additional is useful for generality.
أَمَّاAs forالْمُثَنَّىthe dualوَالْجَمْعِ؛and the plural;فَنَقُولُ:we say:إِنَّIndeed,اللَّهَAllahلَيْسَhas notلَهُfor Himإِلَّاexceptيَدَانِtwo hands;اثْنَتَانِ؛they are two;كَمَاasثَبَتَestablishedذَلِكَthatفِيinالْكِتَابِ:the book:الْكِتَابِthe bookوَالسُّنَّةِ:and the sunnah:فِيInسُورَةِthe SurahصَادٍSadقَالَ:He said:لِمَا"For whatخَلَقْتُI have createdبِيَدَيَّ)by My hands)[ص:[Sad:٧٥]،75],وَالمَقَامُAnd the statusمَقَامٌis a statusتَشْرِيفٌof honor;وَلَوْand ifكَانَthere wereاللَّهُAllahخَلَقَcreatedبِأَكْثَرَwith moreمِنْthanيَدَيْنِ؛hands;لَذُكِرَتْ؛it would have been mentioned;لَأَنَّهُbecauseكُلَّمَاwheneverازْدَادَتِincreasedالصِّفَةُthe attributeالَّتِيthatبِهَاby whichخَلَقَHe createdاللَّهُAllahهَذَاthisالشَّيْءُ؛thing;ازْدَادَتْ.it increased.
As for the dual and plural; we say: Indeed, Allah has not for Himself except two hands; as established in the book: and the Sunnah: In the Surah Sad, He said: "For what I have created by My hands) [Sad: 75], and the status is a status of honor; and if Allah had created with more than two hands; it would have been mentioned; because whenever the attribute by which Allah created this thing increased, the thing was glorified.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفِيinسُورَةِthe Surahالْمَائِدَةِthe Table Spreadقَالَ:He said:بَلْIndeed,يَدَاهُHis two handsمَبْسُوطَتَانِ﴾are outstretched﴾[المائدة:[Al-Ma'idah:٦٤]؛64];فِيInالرَّدِّthe responseعَلَىtoمَنْthose whoقَالُوا:said:يَدُthe handاللَّهِ؛of Allah;بِالْإِفْرَادِ،by mention of the singular,وَالْمَقَامُand the statusمَقَامٌis a statusيَقْتَضِيnecessitatesكَثْرَةَthe abundanceالنِّعَمِ،of favors,وَكُلَّمَاand wheneverكَثُرَتْincreasedوَسِيلَةَthe meansالْعَطَاءِ؛of giving;كَثُرَit increased;فَلَوْifكَانَthere wasلِلَّهِfor Allahأَكْثَرُmoreمِنْthanاثْنَتَيْنِ؛two;لَذُكِرَا؛both would have been mentioned;لَأَنَّbecauseالْعَطَاءَthe givingبِالْيَدِby handالْواحِدَةِthe one;عَطَاءً؛giving;فَبِالْيَدَيْنِso with two handsأَكْثَرُis moreوَأَكْمَلُand more completeمِنْthanالْوَاحِدَةِ؛the one;وَبِالثَّلاَثِand with three;لَوْifقَدَرَit wereكَانَthere wasأَكْثَرُmoreفَلَوْso ifكَانَthere wereلِلَّهِfor Allahأَكْثَرُmoreمِنْthanاثْنَتَيْنِtwo
And also in the Surah Al-Ma'idah, He said: "Indeed, His two hands are outstretched" [Al-Ma'idah: 64]; in response to those who said: "the hand of Allah; by mention of the singular, and the status necessitates the abundance of favors, and whenever the means of giving increased; if there was for Allah more than two; both would have been mentioned; because giving by one hand is a giving; so with two hands, it is more and more complete than one; and with three, if it were, it would be more; so if there were for Allah more than two, both would have been mentioned.
أَمَّاAs forالسُّنَّةُ:the Sunnah:فَإِنَّIndeed,الرَّسُولُthe messengerعَلَيْهُupon himالصَّلَواتُthe prayersوَالسَّلاَمُand peaceقَالَ:said:«يَطُوي"He extendsيَدَيْهِ؛his hands;فِيinالْوَصِيَّةِthe testamentبَيْنَbetweenدَرَاهِمٍthe dirhamsوَصَدَقَاتٍand talksتُؤْكَلُ.that are eaten."
As for the Sunnah: Indeed, the messenger (peace be upon him) said: "He extends His hands; in the testament between the dirhams and the talks that are eaten."