Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Attributes of Essence and Attributes of Actions
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14 - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، وسعد بن عبد الله جميعا، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن أبيه، والحسين ابن سعيد، ومحمد بن خالد البرقي، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن سالم، قال: دخلت على أبي عبد الله عليه السلام فقال لي: أتنعت الله؟ فقلت: نعم، قال: هات، فقلت: هو السميع البصير، قال: هذه صفة يشترك فيها المخلوقون قلت: فكيف تنعته؟ فقال: هو نور لا ظلمة فيه، وحياة لا موت فيه، وعلم لا جهل فيه، وحق لا باطل فيه. فخرجت من عنده وأنا أعلم الناس بالتوحيد.
14. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar and Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah both said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of his father and al-Husayn ibn Sa`d and Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim that I entered into the presence of Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) so he asked me: “Can you describe Allah?” Hence, I replied, “Yes.” He (AS) said: “Give me your description.” So, I answered, “He is the All-Hearing and the All-Seeing.” He (AS) explained, “There are attributes which equally apply to the created.” I asked, “Then how do you describe Him?” Thus, he (AS) said: “He is Light as there is no darkness in Him. He is Ever-Living as there is no death in Him. He is the Omniscient as there is no ignorance in Him, and He is the Truth as there is no false in Him.” Then I left from his presence and I was the most learned of people with regard to Divine Unity.
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