Hadith 128
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7. Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris (RA) said on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ishaq that
I wrote to Abu al-Hasan the third (al-Naqi) (AS) asking about the vision of (Allah) and what people say about it. Hence, he wrote: Vision is only possible so long so there is no obstacle between the seer and the seen. So, when there is an obstacle to vision, or lack of light between the seer and the seen, vision is impeded or inaccurate. Fault necessitates when the seer equals the seen in the cause that is required between them for vision. When it comes to vision, we can speak in anthropomorphic terms due to cause and effect.
7 - حدثنا الحسين بن أحمد بن إدريس رحمه الله، عن أبيه، عن أحمد بن إسحاق، قال
كتبت إلى أبي الحسن الثالث عليه السلام أسأله عن الرؤية وما فيه الناس فكتب عليه السلام لا يجوز الرؤية ما لم يكن بين والمرئي هواء ينفذه البصر، فإذا انقطع الهواء وعدم الضياء بين الرائي والمرئي لم تصح الرؤية وكان في ذلك الاشتباه لأن الرائي متى ساوى المرئي في السبب الموجب بينهما في الرؤية وجب الاشتباه وكان في ذلك التشبيه، لأن الأسباب لا بد من اتصالها بالمسببات .
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Divine Transcendence
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