and the hadith of Anas, as well as a report from Ibn Mas'ūd not attributed to the Prophet.

Al-Khallāl said: 'Abd al-Wāhid ibn Shu'ayb narrated to us: 'Abd al-'Azīz ibn Mūsā al-Bahrānī narrated to us: Musnad ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from 'Abd Allāh al-Tamīmī, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Allah veiled Himself from His creation with seventy thousand veils of air, wind, water, darkness and light.”

Then he recited the words of the Most High:

“No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision; He is the Most Subtle, the All-Aware.” (103)

[al-An'ām 103]

Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ansārī narrated to us: