"Unlike the previous two narrations, this narration from Saheeh Muslim, Book 52, hadith no. 8, states that the Prophet (peace be upon him) clasped his fingers:
رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَأْخُذُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَمَوَاتِهِ وَأَرَضِيهِ بِيَدَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا اللَّهُ - وَيَقْبِضُ أَصَابِعَهُ وَيَبْسُطُهَا - أَنَا الْمَلِكُ " حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ حَتَّى إِنِّي لأَقُولُ أَسَاقِطٌ هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would take in His hand His Heavens and His Earth, and would say: I am Allah. And He would clench His fingers and then would open them (and say): I am your Lord. I saw the pulpit in commotion from underneath because of something (vibrating) there. And (I felt this commotion so much) that I said (to myself): It may not fall with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) upon it."
But, it doesn't state the the Prophet (peace be upon him) was clasping his fingers, rather, it says that the Prophet is stating that Allah would clasp His Fingers and open them...
So, wanted to know if I might be mistaken or not. And also if it takes away anything from the article, etc.
It's not impossible to attribute this to Allah. If it were, it would make our case much stronger, as it would clearly connect Allah's fingers to His Hand. However, I agree with the commentators who say that it's referring to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and I'll make sure to reflect this in the English translation which I clearly didn't pay sufficient attention to, as I was mostly focused on the Arabic.
Also, the Ahadith before this one, the ones where the Jews come and ask the Prophet about the Heavens and the Earth being on the Fingers of Allah, and the Prophet smiling in testiment, and reciting the verse where Allah's Hands are mentioned, are also a really solid evidence for our position.
Assalamualaikum, Akhi. You said above:
"Unlike the previous two narrations, this narration from Saheeh Muslim, Book 52, hadith no. 8, states that the Prophet (peace be upon him) clasped his fingers:
رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَأْخُذُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَمَوَاتِهِ وَأَرَضِيهِ بِيَدَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا اللَّهُ - وَيَقْبِضُ أَصَابِعَهُ وَيَبْسُطُهَا - أَنَا الْمَلِكُ " حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ حَتَّى إِنِّي لأَقُولُ أَسَاقِطٌ هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would take in His hand His Heavens and His Earth, and would say: I am Allah. And He would clench His fingers and then would open them (and say): I am your Lord. I saw the pulpit in commotion from underneath because of something (vibrating) there. And (I felt this commotion so much) that I said (to myself): It may not fall with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) upon it."
But, it doesn't state the the Prophet (peace be upon him) was clasping his fingers, rather, it says that the Prophet is stating that Allah would clasp His Fingers and open them...
So, wanted to know if I might be mistaken or not. And also if it takes away anything from the article, etc.
It's not impossible to attribute this to Allah. If it were, it would make our case much stronger, as it would clearly connect Allah's fingers to His Hand. However, I agree with the commentators who say that it's referring to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and I'll make sure to reflect this in the English translation which I clearly didn't pay sufficient attention to, as I was mostly focused on the Arabic.
Jzak.
Wa iyyakum.
Also, the Ahadith before this one, the ones where the Jews come and ask the Prophet about the Heavens and the Earth being on the Fingers of Allah, and the Prophet smiling in testiment, and reciting the verse where Allah's Hands are mentioned, are also a really solid evidence for our position.