Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār 1, narration 41

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · The meaning of terms mentioned in the Book and the Tradition about Monotheism

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Arabic text

حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد - رضي الله عنه - عن محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن المشرقي، عن أبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: " بل يداه مبسوطتان ". فقلت له: يدان هكذا - وأشرت بيدي إلى يديه - فقال: لا، لو كان هكذا لكان مخلوقا.

Translation

16. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, from Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Muhammed bin ‘Isa, from al-Mushriqi, from Abu’l-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him, that he said: I heard him say: «Rather, His Hands are extended» (5:64) so I said: Does He have two hands, like this? And I pointed with my hand towards his hands. Then he said: No, if He was like this, He would have been (a) created (thing).

Translation: Basel Kadem — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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Chain of narration (isnād)

  1. 16. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him
  2. Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar
  3. Muhammed bin ‘Isa
  4. al-Mushriqi
  5. Abu’l-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him
  6. he said: I heard him say

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