His saying: "And Allah has created every moving creature from water."
14725 - Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi informed us in what he wrote to me, [saying]: Asbagh informed us, [saying]: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd regarding the saying of Allah: "And Allah has created every moving creature from water," he said: The water is the nutfah (sperm drop) from the males.
His saying: "among them are those that walk on their bellies" to His saying: "four."
14726 - Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Hammad al-Tahrani informed us in what he wrote to me, [saying]: Isma'il ibn 'Abd al-Karim informed us, [saying]: 'Abd al-Samad ibn Ma'qil narrated to me that he heard his uncle, Wahb ibn Munabbih, say: 'Uzayr said: O Lord, You created from water the moving creatures of the water and the birds of the sky. You created from them blind ones whose eyes You gave sight, and deaf ones whose ears You gave hearing, and those dead in soul whom You brought to life. You created all of that with a single word. Among them are those whose life is in water, and among them are those who have no endurance for water—creations differing in bodies and colors. You organized them into species, joined them into pairs, created them in varieties, and inspired them with that for which You created them. Then You created from soil and water the moving creatures of the earth, its cattle, and its beasts of prey. Among them are those that walk on their bellies, and among them are those that walk on two legs, and among them are those that walk on four, and among them are the great and the small.
His saying: "Allah creates what He wills."
14727 - By the same chain, from Wahb ibn Munabbih, he said: 'Uzayr said: O Lord, O Allah, by Your word You created all Your creation; it came to be upon Your will, without You incurring expense in it and without You experiencing fatigue. Your Throne was upon the water, the darkness was upon the air, the angels were bearing Your Throne and glorifying You with Your praise, and the creation was obedient to You, humbled by fear of You. No light was seen in it except Your light, and no sound was heard in it except Your hearing. Then the treasury of light and the path of darkness were opened, and they became night and day, alternating by Your command.
His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah is over all things competent."
14728 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, [saying]: Muhammad ibn 'Amr Zunayj reported to us, [saying]: Salamah reported to us, [saying]: Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: "Indeed, Allah is over all things competent," meaning: Allah is competent over what He desires for His servants, whether it be retribution or forgiveness.
قَوْلُهُ: وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ.
١٤٧٢٥ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَزِيدَ الْقَرَاطِيسِيُّ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، أَنْبَأَ أَصْبَغُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ: وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ قَالَ: الْمَاءُ النُّطْفَةُ مِنَ الْفُحُولِ.
قَوْلُهُ: فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى بَطْنِهِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: أَرْبَعٍ.
١٤٧٢٦ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الطِّهْرَانِيُّ، فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، أَنْبَأَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَمَّهُ وَهْبَ بْنَ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ: يَقُولُ عُزَيْرٌ: يَا رَبِّ خَلَقْتَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ دَوَابَّ الْمَاءِ وَطَيْرَ السَّمَاءِ فَخَلَقْتَ مِنْهَا أَعْمَى أَعْيُنٍ أَبْصَرْتَهُ، وَمِنْهَا أَصَمَّ أَذَانٍ أَسَمَعْتَهُ، وَمِنْهَا مَيِّتَ نَفْسٍ أَحْيَيْتَهُ، خَلَقْتَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ بِكَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، مِنْهُ مَا عَيْشُهُ الْمَاءُ، وَمِنْهَا مَا لَا صَبْرَ لَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ، خَلْقًا مُخْتَلِفًا فِي الأَجْسَامِ وَالأَلْوَانِ، جَنَّسْتَهُ أَجْنَاسًا، وَزَوَّجْتَهُ أَزْوَاجًا وَخَلَقْتَ أَصْنَافًا، وَأَلْهَمْتَهُ الَّذِي لَهُ خَلَقْتَهُ، ثُمَّ خَلَقْتَ مِنَ التُّرَابِ وَالْمَاءِ دَوَابَّ الأَرْضِ وَمَاشِيَتَهَا وَسِبَاعَهَا، فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى بَطْنِهِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى رَجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ، وَمِنْهُمُ الْعَظِيمُ وَالصَّغِيرُ.
قَوْلُهُ: يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ.
١٤٧٢٧ - وَبِهِ عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عُزَيْرٌ: يَا رَبِّ اللَّهُمَّ بِكَلِمَتِكَ خَلَقْتَ جَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ، فَأَتَى عَلَى مشيئتك لم تأت فِيهِ مُؤْنَةً وَلَمْ تَنْصَبَ فِيهِ نَصَبًا، كَانَ عَرْشُكَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَالظُّلْمَةُ عَلَى الْهَوَاءِ، وَالْمَلائِكَةُ يَحْمِلُونَ عَرْشَكَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِكَ، وَالْخَلْقُ مُطِيعٌ لَكَ خاشعٌ مِنْ خوفك، لا يرى في نُورٌ إِلا نُورَكَ، وَلا يُسْمَعُ فِيهِ صَوْتٌ إِلَّا سَمْعَكَ، ثُمَّ فُتِحَتْ خِزَانَةُ النُّورِ وَطَرِيقُ الظُّلْمَةِ فَكَانَا لَيْلا وَنَهَارًا يَخْتَلِفَانِ بِأَمْرِكَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
١٤٧٢٨ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو زُنَيْجٌ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ قَالَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ أَيْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا أَرَادَ بِعِبَادِهِ مِنْ نِقْمَةٍ أَوْ عَفْوٍ قَدِيرٌ.
