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183 – Muḥammad ibn Idrīs narrated to me; Rūḥ ibn ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Ḥarrānī narrated to us; Ibn al-Sammāk narrated from Muqātil ibn Ḥayyān regarding the verse, “He has lavished His blessings upon you, both visible and hidden” (Luqmān 20). He said, “The visible blessing is Islam, and the hidden blessing is His covering you despite your sins.”
١٨٣ - حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، ثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، ثنا ابْنُ السَّمَّاكِ، عَنْ مُقَاتِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ: ﴿وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً﴾ [لقمان: ٢٠] ، قَالَ: أَمَّا الظَّاهِرَةُ فَالْإِسْلَامُ، وَأَمَّا الْبَاطِنَةُ فَسَتْرُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي "