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Shia hadith/Al-Tawḥīd 1

Al-Tawḥīd 1, record 154 of the digital edition

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Omnipotence

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Arabic text

10 - حدثنا جعفر بن محمد بن مسرور رحمه الله قال: حدثنا الحسين بن محمد بن عامر، عن عمه عبد الله بن عامر، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن أبي - عبد الله عليه السلام قال: جاء رجل إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فقال: أيقدر أن يدخل الأرض في بيضة ولا يصغر الأرض ولا يكبر البيضة؟ فقال: ويلك، إن الله لا يوصف بالعجز ومن أقدر ممن يلطف الأرض ويعظم البيضة.

Translation

10. Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn Masrur (RA) said: al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn `Amir said, on the authority of his paternal uncle `Abd Allah ibn `Amir, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Aban ibn `Uthman, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and asked: “Does Allah have the power to place the Earth in an egg, without making the Earth smaller or the egg any bigger?” Thus, he (AS) replied, “Woe unto you! Verily, Allah cannot be described by means of limits. Who has more power than H who diminishes the Earth and enlarges the egg?”

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

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  1. 10. Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn Masrur (RA) said: al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn `Amir said, on the authority of his paternal uncle `Abd Allah ibn `Amir, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Aban ibn `Uthman
  2. Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

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