Al-Tawḥīd 1, record 153 of the digital edition

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Omnipotence

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Arabic text

9 - حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رحمه الله، عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن أبي أيوب المدني عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن عمر بن أذينة، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: قيل لأمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: هل يقدر ربك أن يدخل الدنيا في بيضة من غير أن يصغر الدنيا أو يكبر البيضة؟ قال: إن الله تبارك وتعالى لا ينسب إلى العجز، والذي سألتني لا يكون.

Translation

9. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Abu Ayyub al-Madani, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of `Umar ibn Udhaynah, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: The Commander of the Faithful (AS) was asked: “Does Your Lord have the power to place the Earth in an egg, without making the Earth smaller or the egg any bigger?” He answered, “Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, cannot be described by means of limits. However, what you have asked is impossible.”

Translation: Sayed Ali Raza Rizvi — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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  1. 9. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Abu Ayyub al-Madani, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of `Umar ibn Udhaynah
  2. Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

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