Al-Tawḥīd

Hadith 420
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17 - حدثتا أبي، ومحمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمهما الله، قالا: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن عبد الله، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن أبي الحسن الحذاء، عن المعلى بن خنيس، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: ما يعني بقوله عز وجل: (وقد كانوا يدعون إلى السجود وهم سالمون)؟ قال: و هم مستطيعون.
17. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of `Ali ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Abu al-Hasan al-Hadhdha’, on the authority of al-Mu`alla ibn Khunays I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS): “What is the meaning of the word of the Mighty and High: And, verily, they were called upon to make obeisance while yet they were safe.” He replied, “They had the ability.”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq