Hadith #238
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنِي سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ فَمَرَّتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا قَالَ قُلْنَا السَّحَابُ قَالَ وَالْمُزْنُ قُلْنَا وَالْمُزْنُ قَالَ وَالْعَنَانُ قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ كَمْ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ قَالَ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ إِلَى سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَ
ةِ سَنَةٍ وَكِثَفُ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَفَوْقَ السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ بَحْرٌ بَيْنَ أَسْفَلِهِ وَأَعْلَاهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَوْعَالٍ بَيْنَ رُكَبِهِنَّ وَأَظْلَافِهِنَّ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ الْعَرْشُ بَيْنَ أَسْفَلِهِ وَأَعْلَاهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ وَلَيْسَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ بَنِي آدَمَ شَيْءٌ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّارُ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنِ الْأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوَهُ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
عمه شعيب بن خالد
سماك بن حرب
عبد الله بن عميرة
عباس بن عبد المطلب
English Translation
'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Yahya ibn al-'Ala' informed us, from his uncle Shu'ayb ibn Khalid, Simak ibn Harb narrated to me, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umirah, from al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (رضي الله عنه), who said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Batha' when a cloud passed by. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Do you know what this is?' We said: 'A cloud.' He said: 'And al-muzn [rain cloud].' We said: 'And al-muzn.' He said: 'And al-'anan [high cloud].' We fell silent. He said: 'Do you know what the distance is between the heaven and the earth?' We said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'Between them is a journey of five hundred years. From each heaven to the next is a journey of five hundred years. The thickness of each heaven is a journey of five hundred years. Above the seventh heaven is a sea, the distance between its bottom and its top being like the distance between the heaven and the earth. Then above that are eight mountain goats, the distance between their hooves and their knees being like the distance between the heaven and the earth. Then above that is the Throne, the distance between its bottom and its top being like the distance between the heaven and the earth. And Allah, Blessed and Most High, is above that, and nothing of the deeds of the children of Adam is hidden from Him.' 'Abdullah said: Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah al-Bazzar and Muhammad ibn Bakkar narrated to us. They said: al-Walid ibn Abi Thawr narrated to us, from Simak ibn Harb, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umirah, from al-Ahnaf ibn Qays, from al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, from the Prophet ﷺ, with something similar.
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 238
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1676
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38066