‘Umar said to ‘Ali, while his companions were with him: "We know 'There is no god but Allah,' so what is 'Subhan Allah'?" ‘Ali said to him: "It is a word that Allah loved for His own Self, was pleased with, and loved that it be spoken."

[6315] My father narrated to us, Ibn Nufayl narrated to us, al-Nadr ibn ‘Arabi narrated to us, he said: A man asked Maymun ibn Mihran about 'Subhan Allah,' and he said: "It is a name through which Allah is glorified and through which He is excluded from evil."

[6316] Abu Sa’id ibn Yahya ibn Sa’id al-Qattan narrated to us, Zayd ibn al-Hubab narrated to us, Abu al-Ashhab narrated to me, from al-Hasan, he said: "'Subhan Allah' is a name that people cannot claim for themselves."

His saying, the Almighty: "The Messiah will never disdain to be a servant to Allah, nor will the angels brought near."

[The First Aspect]

[6317] My father narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Musa narrated to us, Hisham ibn Yusuf informed us, from Ibn Jurayj, from ‘Ata’, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His saying: 'lan yastankifa' (will never disdain), he said: "He will never be arrogant." It was narrated from ‘Ata’ al-Khurasani something similar to this.

[The Second Aspect]

[6318] Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-‘Abbas ibn al-Walid al-Narsi informed us, Yazid ibn Zuray’, Sa’id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "The Messiah will never disdain to be a servant to Allah, nor will the angels brought near." He says: "The Messiah will never feel too proud to be a servant to Allah, nor will the angels brought near."

His saying, the Almighty: "Whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant—He will gather them to Himself all together."

[6319] Abu Sa’id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Zayd ibn al-Hubab narrated to us, from Abu Sinan, from al-Dahhak regarding His saying: "All together," he said: "The righteous and the wicked."

His saying, the Almighty: "And as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their rewards."

[6320] ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn al-Musaffa narrated to us, Baqiyyah narrated to us, Isma’il ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Kindi narrated to us, from al-A’mash regarding His saying: "He will give them in full their rewards," he said: "Their rewards: that He will enter them into Paradise."