speaks. Allah has always commanded whatever He wills and passed judgment, with none equal or comparable to Him, as He wills and however He wills.’”

Al-Khallāl said:

“Muhammad ibn Alī ibn Bahr informed us that Yaqūb ibn Bukhtān narrated to them that Abū Abd Allāh was asked about someone who claimed that Allah did not speak with a voice.

He replied:

‘Indeed, He spoke with a voice. We narrate these hadiths just as they have come down to us; each hadith has its meaning. They want to mislead people. Whoever claims that Allah did not speak to Moses is a disbeliever.

Abd al-Rahmān ibn Muhammad al-Muhāribī narrated to us from al-Amash, from Muslim, from Masrūq, from Abd Allāh—meaning Ibn Masūd—who said:

“When Allah speaks revelation, the inhabitants of heaven hear His voice and fall down in prostration. Then, when fear is removed from their hearts—he explained: it has subsided from their hearts—the inhabitants of heaven call out: ‘What has your Lord said?’ They reply: ‘The truth.’ He said: ‘Such-and-such.’”’”

Al-Khallāl said:

“And Abū Bakr al-Marwazī informed us: ‘I heard Abū Abd Allāh