Al-Tawḥīd

10 - ما حدثنا به عبد الواحد بن محمد بن عبدوس العطار رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا علي بن محمد بن قتيبة النيسابوري، عن الفضل بن شاذان، قال: سمعت الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام، يقول في دعائه: سبحان من خلق الخلق بقدرته، وأتقن ما خلق بحكمته، ووضع كل شئ منه موضعه بعلمه، سبحان من يعلم خائنة الأعين وما تخفي الصدور، وليس كمثله شئ وهو السميع البصير.

10. What `Abd al-Walid ibn Muhammad ibn `Abdus al-`Attar (RA) said: `Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutaybah al-Naysaburi, on the authority of al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, he said: I heard Al-Rida `Ali ibn Musa (a.s) say in his supplications: Glory be to Him who created the creation by His Power, ascertained what He created by His Wisdom, and placed everything in its place through His Knowledge. Glorified be He who knows stealthy looks, and who knows what breasts conceal. There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

11 - أبي رحمه الله قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن الحكم، عن منصور الصيقل، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: إن الله علم لا جهل فيه، حياة لا موت فيه، نور لا ظلمة فيه.

11. My father (RA) reported that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Ibn `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Mansur alSayqal that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: “Verily, Allah is Knowledge as there is no ignorance in Him. Allah is Life as there is no death in Him. And Allah is Light as there is no darkness in Him.”

12 - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، قال: قلت لأبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلام: روينا أن الله علم لا جهل فيه، حياة لا موت فيه، نور لا ظلمة فيه، قال: كذلك هو.

12. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa ibn `Ubayd, on the authority of Yunus ibn `Abd al-Rahman that I said to Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS): “It has been related to us that Allah is Knowledge as there is no ignorance in Him. Allah is life as there is no death in Him. And Allah is Light as there is no darkness in Him.” He (AS) replied: “That is exactly how He is.”

13 - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله. قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن الحكم، عن عيسى ابن أبي منصور، عن جابر الجعفي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: إن الله نور لا ظلمة فيه، وعلم لا جهل فيه، وحياة لا موت فيه.

13. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn al-Hakam, on the `Isa ibn Abu Mansur, on the authority of Jabir al-Ju`fi, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said: “Verily, Allah is Light as there is no darkness in Him, Allah is Knowledge as there is no ignorance in Him. And Allah is Life as there is no death in Him.”

14 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري: عن أحمد بن محمد، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن ابن سنان، عن جعفر ابن محمد، عن أبيه عليهما السلام، قال: إن الله تعالى علما خاصا، وعلما عاما، فأما العلم الخاص فالعلم الذي لم يطلع عليه ملائكته المقربين وأنبياءه المرسلين، وأما علمه العام فإنه علمه الذي أطلع عليه ملائكته المقربين وأنبياءه المرسلين، وقد وقع إلينا من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله.

14. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far al-Himyari, on the authority of Ahmand ibn Muhammad, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, on the authority of Ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), that His father, Muhammad al-Baqir (AS), said: Verily, for Allah, Exalted be He, there is specific knowledge, and there is common knowledge. As for the specific knowledge, it is the knowledge of which even the Closest Angels and Messengers (AS) are not informed. And as for the common knowledge, it is the knowledge that His Closest Angels and Messengers know, and which has reached us from the Messengers of Allah.”

15 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن جعفر الأسدي، عن موسى بن عمران، عن الحسين بن يزيد، عن زيد بن المعدل النميري وعبد الله بن سنان، عن جابر، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: إن الله لعلما لا يعلمه غيره، وعلما يعلمه ملائكته المقربون وأنبياؤه المرسلون، ونحن نعلمه.

15. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Ja`far al-Asadi, on the authority of Musa ibn `Imran, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Yazid, on the authority of Zayd ibn al-Ma`dil al-Numayri and `Abd Allah ibn Sinan, on the authority of Jabir, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said: “Verily, there is knowledge known to Allah alone, and verily there is knowledge which is known to His Closest Angels and Messengers. We also know it.”

16 - وبهذا الإسناد عن الحسين بن يزيد، عن يحيى بن أبي يحيى، عن عبد الله ابن الصامت، عن عبد الأعلى، عن العبد الصالح موسى بن جعفر عليهما السلام، قال: علم الله لا يوصف منه بأين، ولا يوصف العلم من الله بكيف، ولا يفرد العلم من الله، ولا يبان الله منه، وليس بين الله وبين علمه حد . باب صفات الذات وصفات الأفعال

16. And the same chain of narrators that on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Yazid, on the authority of Yahya ibn Abu Yahya, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn al-Samit, on the authority of `Abd al-A`la, on the authority of al-`Abd al-Salih that Musa ibn Ja`far (AS) said: The Knowledge of Allah cannot be described in terms of `where,’ nor can the Knowledge of Allah be described in terms of `how.’ Knowledge cannot be separated from Allah, nor can Allah be separated from Knowledge. There is no boundary between Allah and His Knowledge.

1 - حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن خالد الطيالسي الخزاز الكوفي، عن صفوان بن يحيى، عن ابن مسكان، عن أبي بصير قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: لم يزل الله عز وجل ربنا والعلم ذاته ولا معلوم، والسمع ذاته ولا مسموع، والبصر ذاته ولا مبصر، و القدرة ذاته ولا مقدور، فلما أحدث الأشياء وكان المعلوم وقع العلم منه على المعلوم والسمع على المسموع، والبصر على المبصر، والقدرة على المقدور، قال: قلت: فلم يزل الله متكلما؟ قال: إن الكلام صفة محدثة ليست بأزلية، كان الله عز وجل ولا متكلم .

1. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (rh) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said on the authority Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Tayalisi al-Khazzaz al-Kufi on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya on the authority of Ibn Muskan on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu 'Abdillah (AS) said: Even in His Essence, and before anything existed, Allah, our Lord, the High and the Mighty, possessed all knowledge. Even in His Essence, and before a sound could be heard, He was All-Hearing. Even in His Essence, when there was nothing to be seen, He was All-Seeing. Even in His Essence, when there was no physical existence, He was Omnipotent. Although they existed prior to creation, it was only creation that these attributes manifested themselves: His Hearing upon the heard, His Seeing upon the seen, and His Omnipotence over the physical world. He says: I asked, “Then, Allah was not a Speaker?” He (AS) replied, “Verily, speech is an originated [muhdathah] attribute and not eternal [azaliyyah]. Allah, the Mighty and High, existed when no speakers existed.”

2 - حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن عيسى، عن إسماعيل بن سهل، عن حماد بن عيسى، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام فقلت: لم يزل الله يعلم؟ قال: أنى يكون يعلم ولا معلوم، قال: قلت: فلم يزل الله يسمع؟ قال: أنى يكون ذلك ولا مسموع، قال: قلت: فلم يزل يبصر؟ قال: أنى يكون ذلك ولا مبصر، قال: ثم قال: لم يزل الله عليما سميعا بصيرا، ذات علامة سميعة بصيرة.

2. My father (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sa`d ibn Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of Isma`il ibn Sahl, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Isa that I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS): “Does Allah know everything from sempiternity?”He (AS) replied, “What was He to know when there was nothing to be known?” He says, I asked, “Does Allah hear from sempiternity?” He (AS) answered, “Who was He to hear when there was nothing to be heard?” He says, I asked, “Does Allah see from sempiternity?” He (AS) responded, “Who was He to see when there was nothing to be seen?” Then he (AS) said: “Allah has always been AllKnowing, All-Hearing, All-Seeing, sempiternally, and the Possessor of the Knowledge of Hearing and Seeing.”

3 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، عن محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا الفضل بن سليمان الكوفي، عن الحسين بن الخالد، قال: سمعت الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام، يقول: لم يزل الله تبارك وتعالى عليما قادرا حيا قديما سميعا بصيرا، فقلت له: يا ابن رسول الله إن قوما يقولون: إنه عز وجل لم يزل عالما بعلم، وقادرا بقدرة، وحيا بحياة، وقديما بقدم، وسميعا بسمع، وبصيرا ببصر فقال عليه السلام: من قال ذلك ودان به فقد اتخذ مع الله آلهة أخرى، وليس من ولايتنا على شئ، ثم قال عليه السلام: لم يزل الله عز وجل عليما قادر حيا قديما سميعا بصيرا لذاته، تعالى عما يقول المشركون والمشبهون علوا كبيرا.

3. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki that al-Fadl ibn Sulayman al-Kufi said, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn al-Khalid saying that Al-Rida `Ali ibn Musa (AS) said: “Allah, the Blessed the Exalted, has always been All-Knowing, All-Powerful, Ever-Living [hay], Ever-Lasting [qadim], All-Hearing, and All-Seeing.” I asked him “O son of the Messenger of Allah! There is a group that says: `Allah has always been All-Knowing with Knowledge, All-Powerful with His Might, Ever-Living with His Life, EverLasting with His Past, All-Hearing with His Hearing, and All-Seeing with His Sight.” Thus, he (AS) replied, “Verily, whoever says this and believes in it is a polytheist. He is not under our Guardianship at all.” He then added, “Allah, the Mighty and High, has always been AllKnowing, All-Powerful, Ever-Living, Ever-Lasting, All-Hearing, and all-Seeing by His Essence. Exalted is He, the Elevated, the Great, from what the polytheists and anthropomorphists say.”