Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Omnipotence
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14 - حدثنا تميم بن عبد الله بن تميم القرشي رحمه الله، قال: حدثني أبي، عن حمدان بن سليمان النيسابوري، عن علي بن محمد بن الجهم، قال: حضرت مجلس المأمون وعنده الرضا علي بن موسى عليهما السلام، فقال له المأمون: يا ابن رسول الله أليس من قولك أن الأنبياء معصومون؟ قال: بلى، فسأله عن آيات من القرآن، فكان فيما سأله أن قال له: فأخبرني عن قول إبراهيم: (رب أرني كيف تحيي الموتى قال أو لم تؤمن قال بلي ولكن ليطمئن قلبي)؟ قال الرضا عليه السلام: إن الله تبارك وتعالى كان أوحى إلى إبراهيم عليه السلام أني متخذ من عبادي خليلا إن سألني إحياء الموتى أجبته، فوقع في نفس إبراهيم عليه السلام أنه ذلك الخليل، فقال: رب أرني كيف تحيي الموتى قال: أو لم تؤمن؟ قال: بلى ولكن ليطمئن قلبي على الخلة قال: (فخذ أربعة من الطير فصرهن إليك ثم اجعل على كل جبل منهن جزءا ثم أدعهن يأتينك سيعا واعلم أن الله عزيز حكيم)، فأخذ إبراهيم عليه السلام نسرا وبطا وطاووسا وديكا فقطعهن قطعا صغارا، ثم جعل على كل جبل من الجبال التي كانت حوله - وكانت عشرة - منهن جزءا، وجعل مناقيرهن بين أصابعه، ثم دعاهن بأسمائهن، ووضع عنده حبا وماء، فتطايرت تلك الأجزاء بعضها إلى بعض حتى استوت الأبدان، وجاء كل بدن حتى انضم إلى رقبته و رأسه، فخلى إبراهيم عن مناقيرهن فطرن، ثم وقفن فشربن من ذلك الماء والتقطن من ذلك الحب، وقلن: يا نبي الله أحييتنا أحياك الله، فقال إبراهيم عليه السلام: بل الله يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شئ قدير، قال المأمون: بارك الله فيك يا أبا الحسن، و الحديث طويل أخذنا منه موضع الحاجة.
14. Tamim ibn `Abd Allah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi (RA) said: My father related to me, on the authority of Hamdan ibn Sulayman al-Naysaburi, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Jahm that I attended al-Ma`mun’s assembly while al-Rida `Ali ibn Musa (AS) was with him. Al-Ma`mun asked him: “O son of the Messenger of Allah (SA)! Do you not claim that the Prophets are infallible?” He (AS) replied: “Certainly.” He asked him (AS) about some verses from the Qur`an. Among his questions was: “Then tell me about the Word of Ibrahim (AS): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: What! And do you not believe? He said: Yes, but that my heat may be at ease.”1 Al-Rida (AS) replied, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed to Ibrahim (AS) that I will choose a friend for Me from among My Servants such that I will even revive the dead for him if he asks Me to do so. It then occurred to Ibrahim (AS) that he was that friend. Thus, he asked, “My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead.” He said: “What! And do you not believe?” He said: “Yes, but my heart will be at ease knowing that I am your Friend.” Then Allah said: Then take four of the birds, then train them to follow you, then place on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will come to you flying; and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.” Then Ibrahim (AS) took an eagle, a peacock, a duck, and a rooster. He chopped them into pieces and mixed them up. He then placed a part of their mixed flesh on top of each of the ten hills in that area. He held each bird’s beak in his hand. He placed some seeds and water near himself and called out to them. The various parts of beach bird started to fly towards each other until a perfect body was formed. Each body went towards its own head and joined it to become a living bird. Then Ibrahim (AS) let their beaks go. The birds flew and then landed. They drank water, ate some seeds, and said: “O Prophet of Allah! You have brought us back to life. May Allah bring you back to life.” Ibrahim (AS) said: “It is Allah who brings back to life and takes away life. He has power over all things.” Al-Ma`mun said: “May Allah bless you, O Abu al-Hasan!” The Compiler of this book says: The tradition is detailed; we have extracted from it the required passage. I have transmitted all of it in the book `Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS).
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