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10 - حدثنا جعفر بن ٠ه الله قال: حدثنا الحسين بن ٠ير، عن أبان بن عث٠ان، عن أبي - عبد الله عليه السلا٠قال: جاء رجل إلى أ٠فقال: أيقدر أن يدخل الأرض في بيضة ولا يصغر الأرض ولا يكبر البيضة؟ فقال: ويلك، إن الله لا يوصف بالعجز و٠ن يلطف الأرض ويعظ٠10.

Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn Masrur (RA) said: al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn `Amir said, on the authority of his paternal uncle `Abd Allah ibn `Amir, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Aban ibn `Uthman, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and asked: “Does Allah have the power to place the Earth in an egg, without making the Earth smaller or the egg any bigger?” Thus, he (AS) replied, “Woe unto you!

Verily, Allah cannot be described by means of limits. Who has more power than H who diminishes the Earth and enlarges the egg?”