Hadith 120
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7. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki, on the authority of alHusayn ibn al-Hasan, on the authority of Bakr ibn Salih, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sa`id that Abu Ja`far the Second (Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (AS) was asked
“Is it permissible to say that Allah is a Thing? Hence, he (AS) answered: “Yes, to the extent that it removes Him from the two extremes: annulment [ta`til] and anthropomorphism [tashbih].”
7 - حدثنا علي بن أحمد بن محمد بن عمران الدقاق رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، عن محمد بن إسماعيل البرمكي، عن الحسين بن الحسن عن بكر بن صالح، عن الحسين بن سعيد، قال
سئل أبو جعفر الثاني عليه السلام يجوز أن يقال لله: إنه شئ؟ فقال: نعم، يخرجه من الحدين حد التعطيل وحد التشبيه.
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Divine Transcendence
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