al-Hudhali, from Abu 'Azzah who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah the Almighty and Exalted intends to take the soul of a servant in a certain land, He places a need for him there, so he does not cease until he arrives at it." Then he recited the end of Surah Luqman, then said: "These are the keys of the unseen, none knows them except Him."
7367 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Sufyan, from 'Abd Allah ibn Dinar, from Ibn 'Umar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who said: "The keys of the unseen are five, none knows them except Allah: No one knows what is in tomorrow except Allah, and no one knows the falling of rain except Allah, and no one knows what is in the wombs except Allah, and no one knows the Hour except Allah, and no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die."
7368 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim informed us in what he wrote to me, Ahmad ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, regarding His saying: "And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him," he said: The treasures of the unseen.
His saying: "And He knows what is in the land and the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it."
7369 - My father narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn al-Rabi' narrated to us, Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Masruq, from Hassan al-Namari, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Not a leaf falls but that He knows it," he said: There is not a tree on land or sea except that there is an angel entrusted with it who writes what falls from it.
His saying: "And no grain in the darkness of the earth."
7370 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Khalil ibn 'Amr al-Baghdadi narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from Yahya ibn al-Nadr, from his father who said: I heard 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As saying: "Indeed, beneath the third earth and above the fourth, there are jinn who, if they appeared to you, you would not see any light with them. Upon every corner of its corners is a seal from the seals of Allah. Upon every seal is an angel from the angels, to whom Allah sends an angel from His presence every day [saying]: 'Guard what is with you.'"
His saying: "And no moist or dry [thing]."
7371 - My father narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Miswar al-Zuhri narrated to us, Malik ibn Su'ayr narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad, from 'Abd Allah ibn al-Harith who said:
الْهُذَلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَزَّةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْضَ عَبْدٍ بِأَرْضٍ، جَعَلَ لَهُ بِهَا حَاجَةً فَلَمْ يَنْتَهِ حَتَّى يَقْدَمَهَا. ثُمَّ قَرَأَ آخِرَ سُورَةِ لُقْمَانَ. ثُمَّ قَالَ: هَذِهِ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلا هُوَ.
٧٣٦٧ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَفَاتِيحُ الْغَيْبِ فِي خَمْسٍ لَا يَعْلَمُهُنَّ إِلا اللَّهُ. لَا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلا اللَّهُ، وَلا يَعْلَمُ نُزُولَ الْغَيْثِ إِلا اللَّهُ، وَلا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الأَرْحَامِ إِلا اللَّهُ، وَلا يَعْلَمُ السَّاعَةَ إِلا اللَّهُ، وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ.
٧٣٦٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَوْلَهُ: وَعِنْدَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلا هُوَ يَقُولُ: خَزَائِنُ الْغَيْبِ.
قَوْلُهُ: وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يعلمها.
٧٣٦٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، ثنا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ حَسَّانَ النَّمَرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ: وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ إِلا يَعْلَمُهَا قَالَ: مَا مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ فِي بَرٍّ وَلا بَحْرٍ إِلا مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهَا يَكْتُبُ مَا يَسْقُطُ مِنْهَا.
قَوْلُهُ: وَلا حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الأَرْضِ.
٧٣٧٠ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا خَلِيلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ النَّضْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ تَحْتَ الأَرْضِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَفَوْقَ الرَّابِعَةِ مِنَ الْجِنِّ مَا لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ظَهَرُوا. يَعْنِي: لَكُمْ لَمْ تَرَوْا مَعَهُ نُورًا. عَلَى كُلِّ زَاوِيَةٍ مِنْ زَوَايَاهُ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ خَوَاتِيمِ اللَّهِ. عَلَى كُلِّ خَاتَمٍ مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ، يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مَلَكًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ: أَنِ احْتَفِظْ بِمَا عِنْدَكَ.
قَوْلُهُ: وَلا رَطْبٍ وَلا يَابِسٍ.
٧٣٧١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمِسْوَرِ الزُّهْرِيُّ، ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ سُعَيْرٍ، ثنا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قال:
