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Chapter: The Commentary of Chapter 112 the Unity [al-Tawhid] د بن الوليد رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا ٠د بن يحيى العطار، عن ٠ران الأشعري، عن علي بن إس٠اعيل، عن صفوان بن يحيى، عن أبي أيوب، عن ٠، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠قال: إن اليهود سألوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسل٠فقالوا: انسب لنا ربك، فلبث ثلاثا لا يجيبه٠نزلت هذه السورة إلى آخرها، فقلت له: ٠د؟ فقال: الذي ليس ب٠8.

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al`Attar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn `Imran al-Ash`ari, on the authority of `Ali ibn Isma`il, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority Abu Ayyub, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: The Jews asked the Messenger of Allah (SA): “Describe your Lord for us.” He (SA) did not answer them for three days persistently until this chapter from the Qur`an was revealed to its end.” I asked him (AS): “Who is the Needless [al-Samad]?” He (AS) replied: “The Needless is He who is Hollow.”