has two feet, as is mentioned in the mawqoof hadeeth the isnaad of
which ends with Ibn 'Abbaas, "The kursiy (foot stool) is the place of
the feet"? Or dowe affirm that Allah has one foot, as it says in the
hadeeth: "… until the Lord of Glory places His foot in it (Hell)" (or,
according to another report, "… His foot on it…")? If Allah has two
feet, will Allah, may He be glorified and exalted,place both of His
feet onHell, taking into accountthe fact that the words of the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) "His foot" appears in the
genitive (or possessive) and as we know, the genitive singular is
general in meaning?
Praise be to Allah.
One of the confirmed attributes of Allah, may He be glorified and
exalted, is the foot.
The evidence for that is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari(6661) and
Muslim (2848) fromAnasibnMaalik,according to which the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Hell will keep
saying, 'Are there any more (to come)?' until the Lord of Glory, may
He be blessed and exalted, places His foot on it, then it will say,
'Enough, enough, byYour glory!' And all its parts will be integrated
together.
Al-Bukhaari(4850) and Muslim (2847) narrated that AbuHurayrah(may
Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Hell and Paradise disputed, and Hell said:
'Ihave beenfavouredwiththe arrogant and proud.'Paradise said: 'What is
the matter with me, that no one will enter me except the weak, humble
and downtrodden?' Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, said to
Paradise:'You are My mercy by which I will show mercy to whomsoever I
will of My slaves.' And He said toHell: 'You are My punishment with
which Iwill punish whomsoever I will of My slaves. And each of you
will be full.' As for Hell, it will not be full until Allah, may He be
blessed and exalted, places His foot on it and it says, 'Enough,
enough.' Then it will be full and all its parts will be integrated
together, and Allah will not treat any of His creation unjustly. As
for Paradise, Allah will create a creation just for it."
This indicates that it is confirmed that Allah, may He be exalted, has a foot.
Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Kursiy (foot
stool) is the place of the two feet, and the size of Throne cannot be
known."
This was narrated byIbn Khuzaymahinat-Tawheed, 1/248, no. 154; Ibn Abi
Shaybah inal-'Arsh, 61; ad-Daarimi inar-Radd 'ala al-Muraysi;
'Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad inas-Sunnah; and al-Haakiminal-Mustadrak,
2/282 – heclassed it assaheehaccording to the conditions of the
twoshaykhs(al-Bukhaari andMuslim), andadh-Dhahabiagreed with him. It
was also classed assaheehby al-AlbaaniinMukhtasaral-'Uluw, p. 102; and
by Ahmad Shaakir in'Umdatat-Tafseer, 2/163.
AbuMoosaal-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Kursiy is
the place for the two feet, and it creaks as a saddle creaks.
Narrated by 'Abdullah ibn al-Imam Ahmad inas-Sunnah; Ibn Abu Shaybah
inal-'Arsh, 60; and by Ibn Jareer, al-Bayhaqi and others. Its isnaad
was classed as saheeh inal-Fath, 8/47 and by al-Albaani inMukhtasar
al-'Uluw, p. 123-124
These two reports confirm that Allah, may He be exalted, has two feet,
and this is the belief of Ahl as-Sunnah.
Imam Abu 'Ubayd al-Qaasim ibn Salaam (may Allah have mercy on him)
said: These hadeeths which say that our Lord smiles at the despair of
His slaves when things will soon change, and that Hell will not be
filled until your Lord places His foot on it, and that the Kursiyis
the place for the two feet – these hadeeths, as narrated, are true in
our opinion; they were narrated from trustworthy narrators to other
trustworthy narrators. But if we are asked about their meaning, we do
not explain them, and we have never seen any scholar discuss their
meanings.
Narrated by al-Bayhaqi inal-Asma' wa's-Sifaat, 2/198; Ibn 'Abd al-Barr
inat-Tamheed, 7/149
InFataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah(2/376) it says: What we must do
isaffirm that which Allah has affirmed for Himself, such as two hands,
two feet, fingers and other attributes that are mentioned in the
Qur'an and Sunnah, in a manner that is befitting to Allah, may He be
glorified, without distorting the meaning, discussing how, likeningHim
to His creation or denying any of His attributes, because He, may He
be glorified, says(interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)):"He is Allah, (the) One.
Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need,
He neither eats nor drinks).
He begets not, nor was He begotten;
And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
[al-Ikhlaas 112:1-3]
"There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer"
[ash-Shoora 42:11].
So we take these (attributes) as true in a real sense, not
metaphorical. As for going to extremes in affirming attributes that
are not mentioned in the Qur'an or sunnah, we have to refrain from
doing so.
Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas
Bakr Abu Zayd, 'Abd al-'Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh,Saalih al-Fawzaan,
'Abdullah ibn Ghadyaan, 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abdullah ibn Baaz. End
quote.
Shaykh 'Abd ar-Rahmaanal-Barraak (may Allah preserve him) said: This
hadeeth confirms that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, has a
foot. Ahl as-Sunnahaffirm that Allah has what is mentioned in this
hadeeth in a true sense, as they affirm all other divine attributes,
as they affirm that He has two hands and two eyes, and they say that
He, may He be exalted, has two feet, as is mentioned in the well-known
report from Ibn 'Abbaas that describes the Kursiy (footstool) and says
that it is the place for the feet– i.e., the feet of the Lord, may He
be glorified and exalted.
The view about the feet and hands is the same, and there is no room
for differentiation.
End quote fromSharh al-Waasitah, p. 172
What is proven is that Allah, may He be exalted,will place His foot on
Hell. We believe in this but we stop at this point and refrain from
going further (in discussion). We do not say that He will place both
of His feet on it, just as we do not say that He wrote the Torah with
His two hands. Rather we adhereto what has been narrated, because with
regard to the divine attributes, the matter is based on tawqeef (i.e.,
limiting it only to what has been narrated in sound texts).
And Allah knows best.
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