that he, a hypocrite, was asked, “Will you not pray?” He replied, “Allah says, ‘So woe to those who pray.’” He was asked, “Will you not complete it—‘those who are heedless of their prayer (5)’ [al-Māʿūn 5]?” He replied, “A word suffices for the wise.”

One of these people recited:

Your Lord did not say, “Woe to those who drink”;
Rather, your Lord said, “Woe to those who pray.”

His words: “The second interpretation is that ‘hand’ is intended to mean a favor. One says, ‘So-and-so has a white hand [a noble favor to his credit],’ and, ‘So-and-so’s hands [favors] are many.’”

The first response is to say to him: This is of the same kind as the preceding interpretation. The statement, “He placed His hand between my shoulders until I felt the coolness of His fingertips on my chest”—or “between my breasts”—plainly describes placing the hand itself. It cannot in any way be understood as referring to a favor.

Second: using such wording to express a favor is known to be invalid