Hadith 33
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8. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Kufi, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Isma’il, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Hasan, that he said: We were told by Bikr, from Abu Abdillah al-Barqi, from Abdullah bin Yahya, from Abu Ayub al-Khazzaz, from Muhammed bin Muslim, that he said
I asked Abu Ja’far (as) concerning the saying of Allah (swt): «O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to what My Hands created? (bi-yadday)» [38:75]. So he said: "The hand, in the words of the Arabs connotes strength and grace. [Allah] has said: «And mention Our servant Dawood, possesser of strength (dhul-yadd)» [38:17] and «The heavens, We constructed [it] with strength (bi-yadd)» [51:47], and «[Allah] strengthened (wa-yaddhum) them with a spirit from Him» [58:22], [all use the word 'hand'] to mean strength. And (the poets) say: 'I have a white hand with so-and-so', meaning grace."
حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي قال حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن، قال: حدثنا بكر ، عن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن عبد الله بن يحيى، عن أبي أيوب الخزاز، عن محمد بن مسلم، قال
سألت أبا جعفر عليه السلام فقلت: قوله عز وجل: يا إبليس ما منعك أن تسجد لما خلقت بيدي فقال: اليد في كلام العرب القوة والنعمة، قال: واذكر عبدنا داود ذا الأيد وقال: والسماء بنيناها بأيد: أي بقوة، وقال: وأيدهم بروح منه: أي قواهم ، ويقال: لفلان عندي يد بيضاء أي نعمة.
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