Al-Tawḥīd

Hadith 560
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20 - أبي رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عبد الحميد، عن العلاء بن رزين، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: إياكم والتفكر في الله، ولكن إذا أردتم أن تنظروا إلى عظمة الله فانظروا إلى عظم خلقه.
20. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Hamid said, on the authority of al`Ala’ ibn Razin, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said: “Beware of speculating about Allah. However, if you intend to see Allah’s magnificence, then look towards the magnificence of His Creation.
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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