Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 136
Narrated AbuRazin al-Uqayli: I asked: Messenger of Allah! will each one of us see his Lord? Ibn Mu’adh’s version has: “”being alone with Him, on the Day of Resurrection? And what sign is there is His creation?”” He replied: AbuRazin! does each one of you not see the moon? Ibn Mu’adh’s version has: “”on the night when it is full, being alone with it?”” Then the agreed version goes: I said: Yes. He said: Allah is more great. Ibn Mu’adh’s version has: It is only part of Allah’s creation, but Allah is more glorious and greater.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، – الْمَعْنَى – عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، – قَالَ مُوسَى – ابْنُ عُدُسٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَزِينٍ، – قَالَ مُوسَى الْعُقَيْلِيُّ – قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكُلُّنَا يَرَى رَبَّهُ قَالَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ مُخْلِيًا بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَا آيَةُ ذَلِكَ فِي خَلْقِهِ قَالَ ”” يَا أَبَا رَزِينٍ أَلَيْسَ كُلُّكُمْ يَرَى الْقَمَرَ ”” . قَالَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ ”” لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ مُخْلِيًا بِهِ ”” . ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا قُلْتُ بَلَى . قَالَ ”” فَاللَّهُ أَعْظَمُ ”” . قَالَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ ”” فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ خَلْقٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ فَاللَّهُ أَجَلُّ وَأَعْظَمُ ”” .
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 42, Hadith 136
This hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. What truly distinguishes Sunan Abi Dawud among its peers is its compiler’s advanced critical scholarship. Abu Dawud was not merely a collector but a rigorous evaluator. He applied a discerning methodology to vet the authenticity of each narration, frequently providing his own notes on the strength or weakness of the hadiths included. While he prioritized sound (sahih) and reliable reports for legal derivation, he sometimes included less robust narrations to illustrate scholarly points. This transparent and critical approach is a primary reason for the collection’s esteemed and highly authoritative status within the Islamic sciences.
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