حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَلْقَمَةَ يَقُولُا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ جَائَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْکِتَابِ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِکُ السَّمَاوَاتِ عَلَی إِصْبَعٍ وَالْأَرْضِينَ عَلَی إِصْبَعٍ وَالشَّجَرَ وَالثَّرَی عَلَی إِصْبَعٍ وَالْخَلَائِقَ عَلَی إِصْبَعٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا الْمَلِکُ أَنَا الْمَلِکُ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَحِکَ حَتَّی بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 7048
Abdullah reported that a person from the People of the Book came to Allah's Apostle (may peace he upon him) and said: Abu al-Qasim, verily, Allah holds the Heavens upon one finger and the earths upon one finger and the trees and moist earth upon one finger and in fact the whole of the creation upon one finger and then say: I am the King. I am the King. And he (the narrator) further said: I saw Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) smiling until his front teeth became visible and then he recited the verse: And they measure not the power of Allah with His true measure (39:67).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020