Hadith #40
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ وَسُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَوَاتِ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ وَالْأَرَضِينَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ وَالْجِبَالَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ وَالْ
خَلَائِقَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ وَالشَّجَرَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ وَقَالَ { وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ } قَالَ يَحْيَى وَقَالَ فُضَيْلٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عِيَاضٍ تَعَجُّبًا وَتَصْدِيقًا لَهُ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن سعيد
سفيان
منصور وسليمان
إبراهيم
عبيدة
عبد الله
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Yahya ibn Sa'id, from Sufyan, from Mansur and Sulayman, from Ibrahim, from 'Abida — that a Jew came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Muhammad, indeed Allah holds the heavens on a finger, the earths on a finger, the mountains on a finger, all creatures on a finger, and the trees on a finger — then says: I am the King.' the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed until his back molars were visible, and recited: 'They did not estimate Allah with a true estimation' [39:67]. Yahya said: And Fudayl — meaning ibn 'Iyad — said: [He laughed] in amazement and in affirmation of him [the Jew's statement about Allah's greatness].
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 40
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3878
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40268