Hadith 467
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1. [1/350] al-Kafi: Ali b. Ibrahim from Muhammad b. Isa b. Ubayd from Hammad from Hariz from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام that he (the Imam) said in describing The Eternal: He is Unique. Besought (of all). One in meaning not in multiple divergent meanings.
I said: May I be made your ransom - a group from the people of Iraq claim that He hears with other than that which He sees by, and He sees with other than that which He hears by. He (the Imam) said: They have lied, deviated and likened (Allah to His creation) - Far elevated is Allah from that. He is Hearing, Seeing. He hears with what He sees by and sees with what He hears by. I said: They claim that He sees using that which they understand i.e. eyes. He said: Elevated is Allah. Only that which has the attribute of the created can be understood and Allah is not like that.
[350/1] الكافي: علي بن إبراهيم، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، عن حماد، عن حريز، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام
أنه قال في صفة القديم: إنه واحد صمد أحدي المعنى ليس بمعاني كثيرة مختلفة، قال: قلت: جعلت فداك يزعم قوم من أهل العراق أنه يسمع بغير الذي يبصر ويبصر بغير الذي يسمع، قال: فقال: كذبوا وألحدوا وشبهوا تعالى الله عن ذلك، إنه سميع بصير يسمع بما يبصر ويبصر بما يسمع، قال: قلت: يزعمون أنه بصير على ما يعقلونه، قال: فقال: تعالى الله إنما يعقل ما كان بصفة المخلوق وليس الله كذلك
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