b. That An-Nur relates to His most Honorable and Majestic Face.
b. That An-Nur relates to His most Honorable and Majestic Face.
‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’oud said:
“The light of the heavens and the earth is from the Light of His Face.”5
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5Reported by at-Tabaraani (Mu’jam At-Tabaraani, V.9, # 8886), ad-Daarimiye in ar-Rad ‘alaa Bishr al-Mareesi (p.449), and al-Haythami in Majma’uz- Zawaa’id (V.1, p.85). Amongst its narrators, is Abu ‘Abdis-Salaam Az- Zubayr. Ibn Abee Haatim and Ibn Ma’een did not mention anything regarding the haal (status) of this narrator i.e. whether he is da’eef (weak), or thiqah (trustworthy transmittor), or otherwise. Ibn Hibbaan, however, mentioned him in his book ath-Thiqaat (The Trustworthy (men of Hadeeth). Al-Haythami realted that Abu Haatim (i.e. Ar-Raazi) described Abu ‘Abdis-Salaam Azubayr as majhool (unknown). Shayekhul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah reported this narration and said: “It is affirmed upon the authority of Ibn Mas’oud .” (SeeMajmoo’ al-Fataawaa, V.6, p.391). He also mentioned it in V.2, p.189 of the
same reference. And Allaah knows best.
