Thus, when both hands are right hands, giving is done with them both. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The right hand of Allah is ever-lavish; nothing diminishes it, night or day.” In other words, it continually pours forth bounty, and that outpouring is never lessened. Al-Marrār hinted at the same meaning when he said:

Indeed, among the distinguished men of ʿAqīl
is a youth whose two hands are both right hands.

(Refutation of Those Who Allegorically Interpret “the Spirit”)

Regarding Allah’s words, “I breathed into him of My Spirit” (38:72), they claimed that “the Spirit” means the command—that is, “I commanded him to be.” They cited as evidence the remark of Sulaymān and Abū al-Dardāʾ: “We rise and pronounce the takbīr by the Spirit of Allah,” meaning by His speech.

As they observe, “the Spirit” can indeed signify Allah’s speech in certain contexts, such as His words, “He casts the Spirit of His command upon whom He wills of His servants” (40:15), and His statement, “Thus We have revealed to you a Spirit from Our command” (42:52).

“The Spirit” may also denote the life-breath within bodies, which Allah seizes at death.

It may likewise refer to a mighty angel from among Allah’s angels, as in: “On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand arrayed in ranks” (78:38).

And “the Spirit” can also mean mercy, as in His words: “and He strengthened them with a spirit from Him” (58:22).