al-Arbaun fi Dalail al-Tawhid - Abu Isma'il al-Harawi - (90)

(38) Chapter on Refraining from Delving Too Deeply into the Attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic

38 - Imam ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm informed us; Bishr ibn Ahmad informed us; al-Haytham ibn Khalaf narrated to us; Bishr ibn al-Walīd narrated to us.

[Another chain:] and Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mahmūd narrated to us; Muhammad ibn al-ʿAbbās al-ʿUsmī narrated to us; Muhammad ibn Muʿādh narrated to us that al-Firyābī had narrated to him.

[Another chain:] and ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm informed us; ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar al-Juwayrī informed us; Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kushmīhīnī narrated to us; al-Firyābī informed us; ʿAlī ibn Thābit narrated to us; al-Wāziʿ ibn Nāfiʿ narrated to us, from Sālim ibn ʿAbd Allāh, from his father—may Allah be pleased with him—from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said:

“Reflect upon the blessings of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, but do not reflect upon Allah, Mighty and Majestic.”

- (٣٨) بَابُ الِانْتِهَاءِ عَنِ التَّعَمُّقِ فِي صِفَاتِ اللَّهِ ﷿ ٣٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا الْإِمَامُ عُمَرُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَا بِشْرٌ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ ثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ح وثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَحْمُودٍ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْعُصْمِيُّ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ان الْفرْيَابِيّ حَدثهُ ح وأنبا عُمَرُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَا عَبْدُ الله بن عمر الجويري ثَنَا أَحْمد بن مُحَمَّد الكشميهيني أَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابت ثَنَا الْوَازِع ابْن نَافِعٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ﵁ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَفَكَّرُوا فِي آلَاءِ اللَّهِ ﷿ وَلَا تَفَكَّرُوا فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ