hadith
566
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Ahmad b. `Ali b. Ibrahim (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Hisham b. al-Hakam. Abu Shakir al-Disani visited Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) and said to him
You are one of the shining stars, your forefathers were brilliant full moons, your foremothers were great intellectuals, and your origins are the most noble of origins. When the scholars are mentioned, you surpass the ranks. So, inform me, O riffling ocean, what is the proof that the world was created? So, al-Sadiq (as) said to him: The nearest of things proves this. He said: And what is it? He said: So, al-Sadiq (as) called for an egg and placed it on his palm. Then, he said: This is a well-protected fortress. Inside it is a thin shell, within which flows liquid silver and liquid gold. Then, it splits open in the form of a peacock. Did anything enter it? He said: No. He said: So, this is a proof for the creation of the world. He said: You have informed me succinctly, and you have told me beautifully. I have learned that we only accept what our visions comprehend, what our ears hear, what our hands feel, what our noses smell, what our mouths taste, or what our hearts imagine or perceive with certainty. So, al-Sadiq (as): You mentioned the five senses, and they do not help anything without a proof, just as the darkness is not cut off without a sunrise.
5 - حدثنا أحمد بن علي بن إبراهيم (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثني أبي، عن أبيه إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن الحكم، قال
دخل أبو شاكر الديصاني على أبي عبد الله الصادق (عليه السلام)، فقال له: إنك أحد النجوم الزواهر، وكان آباؤك بدورا بواهر، وأمهاتك عقيلات عباهر (4)، وعنصرك من أكرم العناصر، وإذا ذكر العلماء فبك تثني الخناصر، فخبرني أيها البحر الخضم الزاخر، ما الدليل على حدث العالم؟ فقال الصادق (عليه السلام): يستدل عليه بأقرب الاشياء، قال: وما هو؟ قال: فدعا الصادق (عليه السلام) ببيضة، فوضعها على راحته، ثم قال: هذا حصن ملموم، داخله غرقئ (1) رقيق، تطيف به فضة سائلة، وذهبة مائعة، ثم تنفلق عن مثل الطاوس، أدخلها شئ؟ قال: لا. قال: فهذا الدليل على حدث العالم. قال: أخبرت فأوجزت، وقلت فأحسنت، وقد علمت أنا لا نقبل إلا ما أدركناه بأبصارنا، أو سمعناه بآذاننا، أو لمسناه بأكفنا، أو شممناه بمناخرنا، أو ذقناه بأفواهنا، أو تصور في القلوب بيانا، واستنبطته الروايات إيقانا. فقال الصادق (عليه السلام): ذكرت الحواس الخمس، وهي لا تنفع شيئا بغير دليل، كما لا تقطع الظلمة بغير مصباح (2).
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