Hadith 468
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2. [2/351] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Yahya al-Attar from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa al-Ash’ari from al-Husayn b. Sai’d al-Ahwazi from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from A’sim b. Humayd from Abi Abdillah (as). He (A’sim) said
I said: Allah never stopped willing? He said: The one who wills cannot be (considered as such) except that what is willed is (present) with Him. (Instead say:) Allah never stopped being knowledgeable and powerful and then He willed.
[351/2] الكافي: محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى الاشعري، عن الحسين ابن سعيد الاهوازي، عن النضر بن سويد، عن عاصم بن حميد، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال
قلت: لم يزل الله مريدا؟ قال: إن المريد لا يكون إلا لمراد معه، لم يزل الله عالما قادرا ثم أراد
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