Al-Tawḥīd 1, narration 96

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · The Mighty and High is Devoid of both Body and Image

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Arabic text

3 - حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن سهل بن زياد، عن حمزة بن محمد، قال: كتبت إلى أبي - الحسن عليه السلام: أسأله عن الجسم والصورة، فكتب عليه السلام: سبحان من ليس كمثله شئ لا جسم ولا صورة.

Translation

3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Al-Saffar, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Hamzah ibn Muhammad saying, "I wrote to Abu al-Hasan al-Kadhim (AS) asking him about the body and the appearance of Allah; therefore, he (AS) wrote to me: “Glory to the One who has nothing like Him, and who has no body and no image.”

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

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  1. 3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Al-Saffar, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Hamzah ibn Muhammad saying

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