His saying, Exalted is He: "And that you may give thanks."
17067 - Muhammad ibn Hibal from the people of Marw informed us, and he wrote to me, ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-Ghaffar al-Qahandazi narrated to us, who said: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah said: It is incumbent upon every Muslim to thank Allah, because Allah said: "And that you may give thanks."
And the statement of al-Hubuli has previously been mentioned: "Prayer is gratitude," more than once.
His saying, Exalted is He: "And We will extract from every nation a witness."
17068 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa’ narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid regarding His saying: "a witness"—a messenger.
17069 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-‘Abbas ibn al-Walid informed us, Yazid narrated to us, from Sa‘id, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "And We will extract from every nation a witness"—and its witness is its prophet, who will testify over it that he has conveyed the messages of his Lord.
His saying, Exalted is He: "Then We said, 'Produce your proof.'"
17070 - ‘Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam Abu Ja‘far narrated to us, from al-Rabi‘, from Abu al-‘Aliyah regarding His saying: "Say, 'Produce your proof'"—meaning: your argument. It was also narrated from Mujahid, al-Suddi, and al-Rabi‘ ibn Anas similarly.
17071 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-‘Abbas informed us, Yazid narrated to us, from Sa‘id, from Qatadah regarding "Then We said, 'Produce your proof'"—meaning: your evidence.
17072 - Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Tahrani informed me in what he wrote to me, Isma‘il ibn ‘Abd al-Karim narrated to us, ‘Abd al-Samad ibn Ma‘qil narrated to us, that he heard Wahb ibn Munabbih saying: Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, said:
"O company of jinn and mankind, listen to Me today and be silent before Me. By My might, no wrongdoer shall pass today with his wrong, nor one who fabricates lies about Me, nor one who innovates in My majesty. So produce your proof, O you who fabricate lies against Me, who innovate in My majesty, and who hold My right of majesty in contempt! What is it that has deceived you concerning Me? For I am He than Whom there is nothing similar. If I were to manifest Myself to the earth and the mountains, they would be shaken by My awe; if I were to look at the seas, their waters would dry up and their depths would appear out of fear of Me; and if all creation were to hear a word of My speech, they would be struck senseless from My fear. So produce your proof, O you ignorant ones, that this creation has a creator other than Me, and that I have a partner as you have claimed in My sovereignty, or a second god or protector alongside Me! And by what [right] did you worship them instead of Me, and for what reason did you deny them..."
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
١٧٠٦٧ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حِبَالٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَرْو، وَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، ثنا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ الْقَهَنْدَزِيُّ، قَالَ: قَالَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ: عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَشْكُرَ اللَّهَ، لأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ: وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ قَوْلُ الْحُبُلِيِّ: الصَّلاةُ شُكْرٌ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَنَزَعْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا
١٧٠٦٨ - حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، ثنا شَبَابَةُ، ثنا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَوْلُهُ: شَهِيدًا: رَسُولا.
١٧٠٦٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَنْبَأَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، ثنا يَزِيدُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: وَنَزَعْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا وَشَهِيدُهَا نَبِيُّهَا يَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهَا أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّهِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ
١٧٠٧٠ - حَدَّثَنَا عِصَامُ بْنُ رَوَّادٍ، ثنا آدم أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَوْلُهُ: قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ أَيْ حُجَّتَكُمْ- وَرُوِيَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ وَالسُّدِّيِّ وَالرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ
١٧٠٧١ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَنْبَأَ الْعَبَّاسُ، ثنا يَزِيدُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ أَيْ بَيِّنَتَكُمْ.
١٧٠٧٢ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الطِّهْرَانِيُّ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، ثنا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ وَهْبَ بْنَ مُنَبِّهٍ يَقُولُ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ، اسْمَعُوا مِنِّي الْيَوْمَ وَأَنْصِتُوا إِلَيَّ، فَوَعِزَّتِي لَا يَجُوزُ اليوم ظالم بظلم، ولا مُتَقَوِّلٌ عَلَيَّ، وَلا مُبْتَدِعٌ فِي عَظَمَتِي فَهَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُتَقَوِّلُونَ عَلَيَّ الْمُبْتَدِعُونَ فِي عَظَمَتِي وَالْمُسْتَخِفُّونَ بِحَقِّ جَلالِي مَا الَّذِي غَرَّكُمْ، عَنِّي؟ وَأَنَا الَّذِي لَا شَيْءَ مَثَلِي لَوْ تَجَلَّيْتُ والأرض وَالْجِبَالِ لَزُلْزِلْنَ مِنْ هَيْبَتِي، وَلَوْ لَحَظْتُ الْبِحَارَ لَيَبِسَتْ مِيَاهُهَا وَبَدَتْ قُعُورُهَا مِنْ خَشْيَتِي، وَلَوْ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ الْخَلائِقِ سَمِعُوا كَلِمَةً مِنْ كَلامِي لَصَعِقُوا مِنْ خَوْفِي، فَهَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْجَهَلَةُ بأن لهذا الخلق بديعا غيري وبأن لي شَرِيكًا كَمَا زَعَمْتُمْ فِي مُلْكِي، أَوْ ثَانِيًا وَلِيًّا مَعِي وَبِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ عَبَدْتُمُوهَا دُونِي وَلأَيْ شيء نفيتموها،
