and, in defending them, he said in his book al-Asmāʾ wa-ṣ-Ṣifāt, under the heading, “Chapter: Reports that establish the two hands as attributes—not as bodily limbs, for a sound report has confirmed this”: Allah, Exalted is He, says, “O Iblīs, what kept you from prostrating to what I created with My two hands?” ⦗Sād 38:75⦘; and He says, “Rather, both His hands are outstretched.” ⦗al-Māʾidah 5:64⦘.

He then cited the authentic hadiths on this topic, such as his statement—recorded in more than one narration—in