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«قال عبد الله بن مسعود: جاء حبر إلى النبي فقال: يا محمد إن الله يمسك السماوات يوم القيامة على إصبع والأرضين على إصبع والجبال والشجر على إصبع والماء والثرى على إصبع وسائر الخلق على إصبع ثم يهزهن فيقول أنا الملك أنا الملك، فضحك رسول الله تعجباً مما قال الحبر تصديقاً له، ثم قرأ: «وما قدروا الله حق قدره»»
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Summary
A report of Abdullah ibn Masud in the Book of the Description of the Resurrection, Paradise and Hell of Sahih Muslim: a Jewish scholar describes God's grasp of creation on the Day of Resurrection, and the Prophet ﷺ confirms him and laughed. The verse of Surat al-Zumar (67) about not measuring God with His true measure is recited. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad and Abdullah ibn Masud.
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- Muhammad· Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
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Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2786 — The Jewish scholar: heavens on a Finger, earths on a Finger”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2786/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.