The Book of Divine Unity · Hadith 352 (#Ḥadīth #1)

1 - حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن محمد بن مارد أن أبا عبد الله عليه السلام سئل عن قول الله عز وجل: (الرحمن على العرش استوى) فقال: استوى من كل شئ، فليس شئ هو أقرب إليه من شئ.

1. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said, on the authority of Sahl ibn al-Adami, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Marid that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq was questioned about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The Most Compassionate is firm on the Empyrean, so he replied, “He is equal (in distance) to everything. Therefore, He is not closer to one thing than another.”

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