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Shia hadith/Al-Tawḥīd 1

Al-Tawḥīd 1, record 147 of the digital edition

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Omnipotence

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Arabic text

3 - حدثنا أبي رحمه الله قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن أحمد بن أبي نصر، قال: جاء قوم من وراء النهر إلى أبي الحسن عليه السلام، فقالوا له: جئناك نسألك عن ثلاث مسائل، فإن أجبتنا فيها علمنا أنك عالم، فقال: سلوا، فقالوا: أخبرنا عن الله أين كان، وكيف كان، وعلى أي شئ كان اعتماده؟ فقال: إن الله عز وجل كيف الكيف فهو بلا كيف، وأين الأين فهو بلا أين، وكان اعتماده على قدرته، فقالوا: نشهد أنك عالم. قال مصنف هذا الكتاب: يعني بقوله: (وكان اعتماده على قدرته) أي على ذاته لأن القدرة من صفات ذات الله عز وجل .

Translation

3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr that A group of people came from across the river to see Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) and said: “We have come to ask you three questions. If you can answer all the three question, we will know that you are the Most Learned.” The Imam (AS) said: “Ask.” They said: “Let us know about Allah: Where is He? How is He? And what does He rely upon?” Hence, he (AS) replied, “Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, created the quality of `how;’ therefore `how’ does not apply to Hi. He has created space; thus, He is not in need of space. And He relies upon His Omnipotence.” They said: We testify that you are Most Learned One.” The Compiler of this book (RA) says: The meaning of his statement `He relies upon His Omnipotence’ is that He relies on His Being, because Omnipotence is one of the Essential Attributes of Allah, the Might and High.

Translation: Sayed Ali Raza Rizvi — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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  1. 3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr that

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    Mawsūʿat Aḥādīth Ahl al-Bayt (9/88)

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