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4. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar (RA) said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of la-0hajjal, on the authority of Thaa`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of Zurarah that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High His knowledge extends over the heaves and the earth: Are the heavens and the earth greater than the Throne, or is the Throne greater than the heavens and the earth? He replied, “Nay, the Throne is greater than the heavens, the earth, and the sky as the Throne encompasses everything.”
4 - حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رحمه الله، عن أبيه، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحجال، عن ثعلبة بن ميمون، عن زرارة، قال
سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: (وسع كرسيه السماوات والأرض) السماوات و الأرض وسعن الكرسي، أم الكرسي وسع السماوات والأرض؟ فقال: بل الكرسي وسع السماوات والأرض والعرش وكل شئ في الكرسي.
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