hadith
1873
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) asked a man who said ‘Allah is Greater (Allahu Akbar), ‘Greater than what? So the man replied, ‘Greater than everything, to which Imam (AS) retorted, ‘Then you have defined Him. The man then asked him, ‘So what should I say? Imam replied, ‘Say: Allah is too great for description.
الإمامِ الصّادقِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قالَ رجلٌ عندهُ: اللّهُ أكبَرُ، فقالَ: اللّهُ أكبَرُ مِن أيِّ شَيءٍ ؟ فقالَ: مِن كُلِّ شَيءٍ ، فقالَ أبو عَبدِ اللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): حَدَّدتَهُ، فقالَ الرَّجُلُ: كَيفَ أقولُ ؟ قالَ: قُل: اللّهُ أكبَرُ مِن أن يُوصَفَ .
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