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Sahih al-BukhariOneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)

Sahih al-Bukhari 7451

Chapter: “Verily, Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they move away from their places…”

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 7451

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ حَبْرٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَضَعُ السَّمَاءَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَالأَرْضَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَالْجِبَالَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَالشَّجَرَ وَالأَنْهَارَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَسَائِرَ الْخَلْقِ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ بِيَدِهِ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ

فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ ‏"‏

Narrated `Abdullah:

A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will put the Heavens on one finger and the earth on one finger, and the trees and the rivers on one finger, and the rest of the creation on one finger, and then will say, pointing out with His Hand, 'I am the King.' "On that Allah's Apostle smiled and said, "No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to Him. (39.67)

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7451).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( إِنَّ اللَّه يَضَع السَّمَاوَات عَلَى إِصْبَع الْحَدِيث ) وَمَضَى هُنَاكَ بِلَفْظِ " إِنَّ اللَّه يُمْسِك " وَهُوَ الْمُطَابِق لِلتَّرْجَمَةِ لَكِنْ جَرَى عَلَى عَادَته فِي الْإِشَارَة وَذَكَرَ فِيهِ مِنْ وَجْه آخَر عَنْ الْأَعْمَش , وَفِيهِ تَصْرِيحه بِسَمَاعِهِ لَهُ مِنْ " إِبْرَاهِيم " وَهُوَ النَّخَعِيُّ , " وَمُوسَى " شَيْخ الْبُخَارِيّ فِيهِ هُوَ اِبْن إِسْمَاعِيل كَمَا جَزَمَ بِهِ أَبُو نُعَيْم فِي الْمُسْتَخْرَج , وَقَوْله جَاءَ حَبْر بِفَتْحِ الْمُهْمَلَة وَيَجُوز كَسْرهَا , بَعْدهَا مُوَحَّدَة سَاكِنَة ثُمَّ رَاء وَاحِد الْأَحْبَار , وَذَكَرَ صَاحِب الْمَشَارِق أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ فِي بَعْض الرِّوَايَات " جَاءَ جِبْرِيل " قَالَ وَهُوَ تَصْحِيف فَاحِش , وَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَدْ…

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