Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Attributes of Essence and Attributes of Actions
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9 - حدثنا حمزة بن محمد العلوي رحمه الله، قال: أخبرنا علي بن إبراهيم، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، عن حماد، عن حريز، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام أنه قال: من صفة القديم أنه واحد، أحد، صمد، أحدي المعنى، وليس بمعان كثيرة مختلفة، قال: قلت: جعلت فداك يزعم قوم من أهل العراق أنه يسمع بغير الذي يبصر، ويبصر بغير الذي يسمع، قال: فقال: كذبوا وألحدوا و شبهوا، تعالى الله عن ذلك، إنه سميع بصير، يسمع بما يبصر، ويبصر بما يسمع، قال: قلت: يزعمون أنه بصير على ما يعقلونه، قال: فقال: تعالى الله إنما يعقل ما كان بصفة المخلوقين، وليس الله كذلك .
9. Hamzah ibn Muhammad al-`Alawi (RA) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim reported to us, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa ibn `Ubayd, on the authority of Hammad, on the authority of Hariz, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said: “Among the attributes of the Being without beginning [qadim] are that He is One, Unique, Needless, Unique in meaning, and not subject to multiple meanings.” He says: I asked him, “May I be your ransom! A group of Iraqis claim that He hears with something other than what He sees, and He sees with something other than what He hears from.” Thus, he (AS) replied, “They have lied, apostatized, and anthropomorphized. Exalted is Allah from that! Verily, He is All-Hearing, and All-Seeing. He hears with what He sees, and He sees with what He hears.” He says: I asked, “They claim that He is All-Seeing as they see.” Thus, he (AS) replied, “Exalted is Allah! Verily, Allah cannot be understood by means of human qualities.”
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