and created accidents that would constitute one of Allah’s great blessings if it were placed between his shoulders, whether in contact with him or not?

Seventh: the wording “He placed His hand” is not known to be used to mean a mere blessing, even in isolation; how, then, could it bear that meaning in this construction?

Al-Rāzī said: “As for his words, ‘between my shoulders,’ if this is authentic, it refers to the various forms of kindness and mercy conveyed to his heart.”

This may be answered in several ways. First: this wording is no different from the rest of the hadith’s wording, so there is no reason to attach this condition to it but not to the rest. If he says, “The word ‘hand’ is established in the Quran and in mass-transmitted hadiths,” he is told: “But those texts do not contain the phrase ‘He placed His hand’ in the wording found in this hadith.”

Second: it has already been shown that this wording is established in this hadith and that the event occurred in a dream.

Third: regarding his statement, “It refers to the various forms of kindness and mercy conveyed to his heart,” the response is: There is no doubt that this hadith contains the words: