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Chapter on a Tenth Prophetic Tradition Affirming Allah’s Hand
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, informed his community that Allah will grasp the earth on the Day of Resurrection and that He, Exalted and Most High, will fold up His heavens in His right hand. This conveys the same meaning as that recorded in copies of the Quran and recited in prayer niches, Quran schools, and within walls.
بَابُ ذِكْرِ سُنَّةٍ عَاشِرَةٍ تُثْبِتُ يَدَ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ إِعْلَامُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُمَّتَهُ قَبْضَ اللَّهِ الْأَرْضَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَطَيَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا سَمَاوَاتِهِ بِيَمِينِهِ، مِثْلَ الْمَعْنَى الَّذِي هُوَ مَسْطُورٌ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ، مَتْلُوٌّ فِي الْمَحَارِيبِ، وَالْكَتَاتِيبِ , وَالْجُدُورِ