صحيح البخاري

Hadith 7451

Book 98: The Book of Tauhtd (Islamic Monotheism)

كِتَاب التَّوْحِيدِ

Chapter 26

(26) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “Verily, Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they move away from their places…” (V.35:41)

26- بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ أَنْ تَزُولاَ}:

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن مسعود

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)

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " جَاءَ حَبْرٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَضَعُ السَّمَاءَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ ، وَالْأَرْضَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ ، وَالْجِبَالَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ ، وَالشَّجَرَ وَالْأَنْهَارَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ ، وَسَائِرَ الْخَلْقِ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ بِيَدِهِ : أَنَا الْمَلِكُ ، فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ سورة الأنعام آية 91 .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7451In-book: Book 98, Hadith 7451

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