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5 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعدآبادي، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن ربيع الوراق، عن صالح بن سهل، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل: كل شئ هالك إلا وجهه قال: نحن.

5. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawkkil, may Allah have mercy on him, said: `Ali ibn alHusayn al-Sa`dabadi on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father on the authority of Rabi al-Warraq on the authority of Salih ibn Sahl that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High, Every this is perishable but He. He (AS) said: “We.”

6 - حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار رحمه الله، عن أبيه، عن سهل بن زياد، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن محمد بن سنان، عن أبي سلام، عن بعض أصحابنا عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام، قال: نحن المثاني التي أعطاها الله نبينا صلى الله عليه وآله ونحن وجه الله نتقلب في الأرض بين أظهركم، عرفنا من عرفنا، ومن جهلنا فأمامه اليقين . قال مصنف هذا الكتاب رضي الله عنه: معنى قوله: نحن المثاني أي نحن الذين قرننا النبي صلى الله عليه وآله إلى القرآن وأوصى بالتمسك بالقرآن وبنا، فأخبر أمته بأن لا نفترق حتى نرد عليه حوضه .

6. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar, may Allah have mercy on him, on the authority of his father on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan on the authority Abu Sallam on the authority of some of our scholars that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said: We are the Oft-Repeated1 Ones that Allah bestowed to our Prophet (sw). We are the Face [wajh] of Allah. And (wih all this) we live among you. Whoever recognizes us, and whoever is ignorant of us faces certain death [yaqin]. The Compiler of this book, may Allah be pleased with him, says: The meaning of his (AS) statement: “We are the oft-repeated” is that we are the ones that the Prophet (sw) joined with the Qur`an, and made a will to remain attached to the Qur`an and to us. Hence, he (sw) informed his Ummah that we will not separate from each other, until we meet him at the Pool (of Kawthar in Paradise).

7 - أبي رحمه الله قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى عن علي بن سيف، عن أخيه الحسين بن سيف ، عن أبيه سيف بن عميرة النخعي عن خيثمة، قال: سألت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل (كل شئ هالك إلا وجهه) قال: دينه، وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وأمير المؤمنين عليه السلام دين الله، ووجهه وعينه في عباده، ولسانه الذي ينطق به، ويده على خلقه، ونحن وجه الله الذي يؤتى منه، لن نزال في عباده ما دامت لله فيهم روية، قلت: وما الروية؟ قال: الحاجة فإذا لم يكن لله فيهم حاجة رفعنا إليه وصنع ما أحب .

7. My father, may Allah have mercy on him, that Sa`d ibn `Ad Allah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of `Ali ibn Sayf on the authority of his brother alHasan ibn Sayf on the authority of his father Sayf ibn `Amirah al-Nakha`i on the authority of Khaythamah that I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: Everything is perishable but He. He (AS) resplied: It is His Religion. The Messenger of Allah (sw) and the Commander of the Faithful (AS) are the Religion of Allah amongst His Servants, His Face, His Eyes, His tongue with which He speaks and the Hand with which He covers His Creation. We are the Face with which He bestows (His Blessings). We will remain in His Servants as long as Allah has any consideration [rawiyyah] for them. I enquired, “What is consideration [rawiyyah]? He (AS) explained, “Need [alhajah]. When Allah has no need for them He removes us from them, and does as He pleases.”

8 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن، قال: حدثنا بكر، عن الحسن بن سعيد، عن الهيثم بن عبد الله، عن مروان بن صباح، قال: أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الله عز وجل خلقنا فأحسن خلقنا، وصورنا فأحسن صورنا وجعلنا عينه في عباده، ولسانه الناطق في خلقه، ويده المبسوطة على عباده بالرأفة والرحمة، و وجهه الذي يؤتي منه، وبابه الذي يدل عليه، وخزائنه في سمائه وأرضه بنا أثمرت الأشجار، وأينعت الثمار وجرت الأنهار، وبنا نزل غيث السماء ونبت عشب الأرض، بعبادتنا عبد الله، ولولا نحن ما عبد الله.

8. `Ali ibn ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah have mercy on him said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki said: alHusayn ibn al-Hasan said: Bakr on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Sa`id on the authority of alHaytham ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Marwan ibn Sabah that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said:Verily, Allah the Mighty and High, made us the best of creation, and moulded us from the best of moulds. He made us His Eye though which He sees His Servants. He made us the Tongue with which He speaks to His Creation. He made us the Outspread Hand of Mercy over His Servants. He made us the Face through which He bestows His Bounties.1 He made us the Gate that leads to Him. And He made us His Treasure in the Heaven and on His Earth. It is due to us2 that trees bear fruits, that fruit ripens, that rivers flow, that clouds shower down rain, and that the Earth grows grass. It is through our service [`ibadah], Allah is served. If it were not for us, Allah would not have been worshipped.3

9 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن جعفر الحميري، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عبد العزيز، عن ابن أبي يعفور، قال: قال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: إن الله واحد، أحد، متوحد بالوحدانية، متفرد بأمره، خلق خلقا ففوض إليهم أمر دينه، فنحن هم يا ابن أبي يعفور نحن حجة الله في عباده، وشهداؤه على خلقه، وأمناؤه على وحيه، و خزانه على علمه، ووجهه الذي يؤتي منه وعينه في بريته، ولسانه الناطق، و قلبه الواعي، وبابه الذي يدل عليه، ونحن العاملون بأمره، والداعون إلى سبيله، بنا عرف الله، وبنا عبد الله، نحن الأدلاء على الله، ولولانا ما عبد الله، .

9. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil, may Allah have mercy on him, said: `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far al-Himyari on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of alHasan ibn Mahbub on the authority of `Abd al-`Aziz on the authority of Ibn Abu Ya`fur that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: Verily, Allah is One [Wahid], Alone [Ahad], Sole in His Unity [Mutawahhid], Unique in His Affair. He made a creatin, and authorized it in the mattes of His Religion, and we are that creation. O son of Abu Ya`fur! We are the Proof [hujjah] of Allah among His servants, and we are His Witnesses to His Creation, the Trustees of His Revelation, the Treasurers of His Knowledge, the Face with which He bestows His Bounties, the Eye with which He sees His Creatures, the Tongue with which He talks, the Heart which embraces (in love), the Door that guides to Him, the Vicegerents with His Command, and the Callers to His Path. It is due to us that Allah was recognized and due to us that Allah was worshipped. We are the Guides unto Allah. Were it not for us, Allah would not have been worshipped.

10 - حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا أبو سعيد الحسن بن علي بن الحسين السكري، قال: حدثنا الحكم بن أسلم، قال: حدثنا ابن علية عن الجريري، عن أبي الورد بن ثمامة، عن علي عليه السلام، قال: سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم رجلا يقول لرجل: قبح الله وجهك ووجه من يشبهك، فقال صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: مه، لا تقل هذا، فإن الله خلق آدم على صورته. قال مصنف هذا الكتاب رحمه الله تركت المشبهة من هذا الحديث أوله و قالوا: إن الله خلق آدم على صورته، فضلوا في معناه وأضلوا.

10. Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qittan said: Abu Sa`id al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sukkari said: al-Hakam ibn Aslam said: Ibn `Ulayyah on the authorityi of al-Jariri, on the authority of Abu al-Ward ibn Thumamah, on the authority of `Ali (AS) that The Prophet (sw) heard a man say to the other: “May Allah make your face and the one who resembles you ugly!” So He (sw) said: “Wait a minute! Do not say this for verily Allah created Adam (AS) in His Image.” The Compiler of this book (RA) says: The anthropomorphists took out the first part of this tradition and said: Verily, Allah created Adam in His Image.”1 Hence, they went astray in this meaning and led others astray.

11 - حدثنا أحمد بن زياد بن جعفر الهمداني رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا علي - ابن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن علي بن معبد، عن الحسين بن خالد، قال: قلت للرضا عليه السلام: يا ابن رسول الله إن الناس يروون أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال: إن الله خلق آدم على صورته، فقال: قاتلهم الله، لقد حذفوا أول الحديث، إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مر برجلين يتسابان، فسمع أحدهما يقول لصاحبه: قبح الله وجهك ووجه من يشبهك، فقال صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: يا عبد الله لا تقل هذا لأخيك، فإن الله عز وجل خلق آدم على صورته (١). باب تفسير قول الله عز وجل: (يا إبليس ما منعك أن تسجد لما خلقت بيدي)

11. Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja`far al-Hamadani (RA) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of His father, on the authority of `Ali ibn Ma`bad, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Khalid that I said to al-Rida (sw): “O Son of the Messenger of Allah! Verily, the people relate that the Messenger of Allah (sw) said: “Verily, Allah created Adam (sw) in His Image.”” He (AS) replied: May Allah kill them! They have certainly removed the first part of the tradition. The Messenger of Allah (sw) passed by two men who were cursing each other. He (sw) heard one of them say to the other: “May Allah make your face and the one who resembles you ugly!” He (sw) said: “O servant of Allah! Do not say this to your brother for, verily Allah, the Mighty and High, created Adam (AS) in His Image.”

1 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن، قال: حدثنا بكر، عن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن عبد الله بن بحر، عن أبي أيوب الخزاز، عن محمد بن مسلم، قال: سألت أبا جعفر عليه السلام فقلت: قوله عز وجل: ﴿يا إبليس ما منعك أن تسجد لما خلقت بيدي﴾ (٢)؟ فقال: اليد في كلام العرب القوة والنعمة، قال: ﴿واذكر عبدنا داود ذا الأيد﴾ (٣) وقال: ﴿والسماء بنيناها بائيد﴾ (٤) أي بقوة وقال: ﴿وأيدهم بروح منه﴾ أي قواهم ويقال: لفلان عندي أيادي كثيرة أي فواضل وإحسان، وله عندي يد بيضاء أي نعمة .

1. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad `Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah have mercy on him, said, Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki said: alHusayn ibn al-Hasan said: Bakr on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Bahr on the authority of Abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) about the Word of the Mighty and High: “O Iblis! What prevented you that you should do obeisance to hi whom I created with My Two Hands?” He (AS) replied: In the Arabic language, the hand symbolized power and bounty. As Allah says: And remember Our servant Dawud, the Possessor of Power. He also says: And the Heaven, We raised it high with power. Here the word hands [aydi] mean power. He says: And whom He has strengthened with an inspiration from Him. Here the word hand [ayyad] means strengthening. It is also said (in Arabic): I have many hands with me from so and so, implying excess and beneficence, and me so and so has a white hand, implying bounty.

2 - حدثنا محمد بن محمد بن عصام الكليني رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب الكليني، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن - سيف، عن محمد بن عبيدة، قال: سألت الرضا عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل لإبليس: (ما منعك أن تسجد لما خلقت بيدي أستكبرت)؟ قال: يعني بقدرتي وقوتي. قال مصنف هذا الكتاب: سمعت بعض مشايخ الشيعة بنيسابور يذكر في هذه الآية أن الأئمة عليهم السلام كانوا يقفون على قوله: (ما منعك أن تسجد لما خلقت) ثم يبتدؤون بقوله عز وجل: (بيدي أستكبرت أم كنت من العالين) وقال: هذا مثل قول القائل: بسيفي تقاتلني وبرمحي تطاعنني، كأنه يقول عز وجل: بنعمتي قويت على الاستكبار والعصيان. باب تفسير قول الله عز وجل: ﴿يوم يكشف عن ساق ويدعون إلى السجود﴾

2. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni said: Ahmad ibn Idris on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of `Ali ibn Sayf on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ubaydah that I asked al-Rida (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High, to Iblis: What prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My Two Hands? Are you proud?1 He (AS) replied: “It means `With My Omnipotence and My Power.’” The Compiler of this book says: I have heard on of the Shi`ite scholars in Naysabur mentioning that Imams (AS) used to stop at these Word of Allah when mentioning this verse: What prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created. Then they would continue with Word of the Mighty and High: “With My Two Hands, are you proud or are you of the exalted ones?”2 He also said: It is like the statement of a person: “With my sword you are fighting with me, and with my spear you are attacking me.” It is as if the Mighty and High is saying that “My Bounties have strengthened your pride and insubordination.”

1 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن، عن بكر، عن الحسين بن سعد، عن أبي الحسن عليه السلام في قوله عز وجل: (يوم يكشف عن ساق) قال: حجاب من نور يكشف، فيقع المؤمنون سجدا، وتدمج أصلاب المنافقين فلا يستطيعون السجود .

1. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad `Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah have mercy on him, said, Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki on the authority of Bakr on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sa`id that Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of the Mighty and High: “On the Day when there shall be a severe affliction.” He (AS) replied: “A veil of light will be revealed. At that time, the Believes shall prostrate themselves, while the backbones of hypocrites will be twisted tightly preventing them from prostrating.”