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Chapter: The Meaning of Allah’s Hand is Tied Up ه الله، قال: حدثنا ٠د ابن الحسن الصفار، عن ٠شرقي، عن عبد الله بن قيس (٢) عن أبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلا٠عته يقول: (بل يداه ٠بسوطتان) فقلت: له يدان هكذا، وأشرت بيدي إلى يده، فقال: لا، لو كان هكذا لكان ٠عنى رضاه عز وجل وسخطه 2.

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Mashriqi, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Qays that Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) said: “Nay, both His Hands are spread out.” So I asked him “Does He have hands like this? And I pointed with my hand to his hand. Consequently, he replied, “No, for if that were the case, He would have been created.”