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Sahih al-Bukhari 7451 (Book 97, Hadith 77) #7154
The Majesty of Allah

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger ﷺ smiled when a Jewish Rabbi said that Allah will put the Heavens, earth, trees and rivers on one finger and then say He is the King.

Narrated 'Abdullah: A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah's Messenger 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)
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ حَبْرٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ 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 وَقَالَ ‏"‏ ‏{‏وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ‏}‏‏"‏

TOPICS
majesty  *  estimate  *  creation  *  king  *  majd  *  taqdir  *  khalq  *  malik

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect for God's Power, Understand God's Majesty

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the majesty of Allah. It tells us that no matter how powerful we think something is, it cannot compare to the power of Allah. A Jewish Rabbi came to Prophet Muhammad and said that he believed that Allah could put all of creation on one finger and then say He was king. When Prophet Muhammad heard this he smiled because he knew that no one can truly understand or estimate how powerful and majestic Allah is. We must always remember to be humble in our understanding of Him because His power is beyond what we can comprehend.

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