hadith
348
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1. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya la-`Attar (RA) said: My father said, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami, on the authority of Ibn Mahbub, on the authority of who related to him that
A man came to al-Sadiq (AS) and said: “Allah is the Greatest [Allahu Akbar]!” The Imam (AS) asked him, “What is Allah greater than?” The man answered, “Greater than everything!” Al-Sadiq (AS) replied, “You have brought Allah down to the level of a door.” The requested, “What should I say then?” He (AS) said: “Say Allah is greater than anything that can be described.”
1 - حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن سهل بن زياد الآدمي، عن ابن محبوب، عمن ذكره، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام، قال
قال رجل عنده. (الله أكبر) فقال: الله أكبر من أي شئ؟! فقال: من كل شئ فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: حددته، فقال الرجل: كيف أقول؟ فقال: قل: الله أكبر من أن يوصف.
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