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Muhammad ibn Umar al-Khatib al-Anbari informed us; he said: Ahmad ibn Ya‘qub al-Qaranjuli related to us; he said: Ahmad ibn Asram al-Ma‘qili related to us; he said: Abu Musa al-Ansari related to us; he said: It was said to Malik, “They claim that Allah cannot be seen.” Malik replied, “The sword, the sword.”
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْخَطِيبُ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَرَنْجُلِيُّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَصْرَمَ الْمَعْقِلِيُّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ: قِيلَ لِمَالِكٍ: إِنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُرَى , فَقَالَ مَالِكٌ: السَّيْفَ السَّيْفَ