Hadith 147
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3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr that A group of people came from across the river to see Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) and said
“We have come to ask you three questions. If you can answer all the three question, we will know that you are the Most Learned.” The Imam (AS) said: “Ask.” They said: “Let us know about Allah: Where is He? How is He? And what does He rely upon?” Hence, he (AS) replied, “Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, created the quality of `how;’ therefore `how’ does not apply to Hi. He has created space; thus, He is not in need of space. And He relies upon His Omnipotence.” They said: We testify that you are Most Learned One.” The Compiler of this book (RA) says: The meaning of his statement `He relies upon His Omnipotence’ is that He relies on His Being, because Omnipotence is one of the Essential Attributes of Allah, the Might and High.
3 - حدثنا أبي رحمه الله قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن أحمد بن أبي نصر، قال: جاء قوم من وراء النهر إلى أبي الحسن عليه السلام، فقالوا له: جئناك نسألك عن ثلاث مسائل، فإن أجبتنا فيها علمنا أنك عالم، فقال: سلوا، فقالوا: أخبرنا عن الله أين
كان، وكيف كان، وعلى أي شئ كان اعتماده؟ فقال: إن الله عز وجل كيف الكيف فهو بلا كيف، وأين الأين فهو بلا أين، وكان اعتماده على قدرته، فقالوا: نشهد أنك عالم. قال مصنف هذا الكتاب: يعني بقوله: (وكان اعتماده على قدرته) أي على ذاته لأن القدرة من صفات ذات الله عز وجل .
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Polytheism/Idolatry
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