The Book of Divine Unity · Hadith 62 (#Ḥadīth #26)

26 - حدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن إبراهيم بن إسحاق الطالقاني رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا أبو سعيد الحسن بن علي العدوي، قال: حدثنا الهيثم بن عبد الله الرماني، قال: حدثنا علي بن موسى الرضا، عن أبيه موسى بن جعفر، عن أبيه جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه محمد بن علي، عن أبيه علي بن الحسين، عن أبيه الحسين بن علي عليهم السلام، قال: خطب أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام الناس في مسجد الكوفة، فقال: الحمد لله الذي لا من شئ كان، ولا من شئ كون ما قد كان، مستشهد بحدوث الأشياء على أزليته وبما وسمها به من العجز على قدرته، وبما اضطرها إليه من الفناء على دوامه، لم يخل منه مكان فيدرك بأينية، ولا له شبه مثال فيوصف بكيفية ولم يغب عن علمه شئ فيعلم بحيثية مبائن لجميع ما أحدث في الصفات، وممتنع عن الادراك بما ابتدع من تصريف الذوات وخارج بالكبرياء والعظمة من جميع تصرف الحالات، محرم على بوارع ثاقبات الفطن تحديده و على عوامق ناقبات الفكر تكييفه، وعلى غوائص سابحات الفطر تصويرة لا تحويه الأماكن لعظمته، ولا تذرعه المقادير لجلاله، ولا تقطعه المقائيس لكبريائه، ممتنع عن الأوهام أن تكتنهه، وعن الأفهام أن تستغرقه وعن الأذهان أن تمثله، قد يئست من استنباط الإحاطة به طوامح العقول، ونضبت عن الإشارة إليه بالاكتناه بحار العلوم، ورجعت بالصغر عن السمو إلى وصف قدرته لطائف الخصوم واحد لا من عدد، ودائم لا بأمد، وقائم لا بعمد، ليس بجنس فتعادله الأجناس، ولا بشبح فتضارعه الأشباح، ولا كالأشياء فتقع عليه الصفات، قد ضلت العقول في أمواج تيار إدراكه، وتحيرت الأوهام عن إحاطة ذكر أزليته وحصرت الأفهام عن استشعار وصف قدرته، وغرقت الأذهان في لجج أفلاك ملكوته مقتدر بالآلاء وممتنع بالكبرياء ومتملك على الأشياء فلا دهر يخلقه ولا وصف يحيط به، قد خضعت له ثوابت الصعاب في محل تخوم قرارها، وأذعنت له رواصن الأسباب في منتهى شواهق أقطارها مستشهد بكلية الأجناس على ربوبيته وبعجزها على قدرته، وبفطورها على قدمته، وبزوالها على بقائه، فلا لها محيص عن إدراكه إياها، ولا خروج من إحاطته بها، ولا احتجاب عن إحصائه لها ولا امتناع من قدرته عليها، كفى بإتقان الصنع لها آية، وبمركب الطبع عليها دلالة و بحدوث الفطر عليها قدمة وبإحكام الصنعة لها عبرة، فلا إليه حد منسوب، و لا له مثل مضروب، ولا شئ عنه محجوب، تعالى عن ضرب الأمثال والصفات المخلوقة علوا كبيرا. وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله إيمانا بربوبيته، وخلافا على من أنكره، وأشهد أن محمد عبده ورسوله المقر في خير مستقر، المتناسخ من أكارم الأصلاب ومطهرات الأرحام المخرج من أكرم المعادن محتدا، وأفضل المنابت منبتا، من أمنع ذروة، وأعز أرومة، من الشجرة التي صاغ الله منها أنبياءه وانتجب منها أمناءه الطيبة العود، المعتدلة العمود، الباسقة الفروع، الناضرة الغصون، اليانعة الثمار الكريمة الحشا، في كرم غرست، وفي حرم أنبتت، وفيه تشعبت، وأثمرت، و عزت، وامتنعت، فسمت به وشمخت حتى أكرمه الله عز وجل بالروح الأمين والنور المبين والكتاب المستبين، وسخر له البراق، وصافحته الملائكة، وأرعب به الأباليس، وهدم به الأصنام والآلهة المعبودة دونه، سنته الرشد، وسيرته العدل وحكمه الحق، صدع بما أمره ربه، وبلغ ما حمله، حتى أفصح بالتوحيد دعوته وأظهر في الخلق أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، حتى خلصت له الوحدانية وصفت له الربوبية، وأظهر الله بالتوحيد حجته، وأعلى بالاسلام درجته، واختار الله عز وجل لنبيه ما عنده من الروح والدرجة والوسيلة، صلى الله عليه عدد ما صلى على أنبيائه المرسلين، وآله الطاهرين.

26. Abu al- `Abbas Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taliqani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Sa`id al-Hasan ibn `Ali al-Adwi said: Al-Haytham ibn `Abd Allah al-Rummani said: `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja`far on the authority of his father Ja`far ibn Muhammad on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn `Ali on the authority of his father `Ali ibn al-Husayn on the authority of his father alHusayn ibn `Ali that The Commander of the Faithful addressed the people in the Mosque of al-Kufah in‬‬ ‫‪the following terms:‬‬ ‫‪All praise be to Allah, Who is neither from anything nor creates from anything. The creation of all things from nothing is a manifestation of His Omnipotence. The fleeting nature of all things ins a manifestation of His Permanence. Although no space is devoid of Him, He cannot be subjected to the question “where?” Nothing is similar to Him so He cannot be described through similarity [kayfiyya]. Neither is anything absent from His Knowledge so that He may know it through distinction. He is Dissimilar to the attributes which He has brought about. He cannot be comprehended by what He has created. He is beyond behavioral states due to His Magnificence and Exalted Nature. Limits are forbidden to Him in the brilliant acute mind’s proficiencies. Enquiring minds cannot comprehend His Nature. Intellectual explorers cannot conceive His Shape. Due to His Greatness, He cannot be confined to space. Due to His Majesty, He is beyond measure. Due to His Magnificence, He cannot be divided. Imaginations cannot grasp Him entirely. He cannot be comprehended by minds nor can He be compared. The most eager of intellects cannot hope to comprehend Him through inference. Oceans of Knowledge have dried up attempting to fathom Him. The sharpest minds of the opponents have shriveled attempting to describe His Omnipotence. He is One but not numbers; Everlasting, but not with an extent; and Existing, but without support. He is neither a genus so that the species may be compared to Him, nor a shape so that the shapes may be compared to Him; nor like other things so that descriptions may apply to Him. Intellects have floated away in the waves of His Perception. Imaginations are astonished when contemplating His Eternity. Intellects are prevented from understanding His Omnipotence. The minds have drowned in the depths of the orbit of His Realm which possesses power over the bestowal of blessings, and which forbids with magnificence. He is Sovereign over all thins. He never declines nor is encompassed by an attribute. The obstinate fixed stars surrender to Him through their orbit. The firm causes submit to Him in the utmost heights of their section as a witness from all species over His Lordship. The inability of beings bears witness to His Omnipotence. The coming into being of beings bear witness that He is without a beginning. And the death of beings bears witness that He is Everlasting. Thus, there is no refuge for them from His Reach; there is no fleeing His Encirclement; there is no hiding from His Decree; and there is no avoiding His Omnipotence. The composition of nature is proof. Creation out of nothing is proof that He has no beginning. The creative power is sufficient as an admonition. Thus, there is no limit connected to Him, no likeness of Him, and there is nothing hidden from Him. Exalted is He, the Most High, from the attributes of created things! I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, with faith in His Lordship, and in contrast to those who deny Him. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, the Inhabitant of the Best Resting Place, the Fruit of the Most Noble Lions and Purified Wombs, the Product of the Most Dignified Lineage and Best Birth place which is inaccessible to others and which has the most honorable foundation. He was chosen by Allah as His trustworthy Friend from the Tree of Prophethood. The tree possesses fine wood, an upright trunk, high branches, blooming twigs, ripened fruits, and a precious interior. In nobility was the tree planted, and in sanctity it grew, branching off, and producing honorable fruits. Hence, the tree was given prestige, and was made lofty by the Prophet Muhammad . Eventually, Allah, the Mighty and High, honored him with the Trusted Spirit [al-Ruh alAmin], the Open Light [al-Nur al-Mubin], and the Evident Book [al-Kitab al-Mustabin]. He made Alboarak [buraq] subservient to Muhammad and the Angels greeted him. The devils were frightened of him. Through him, Allah destroyed the idols, and the gods that were served other than Him. His practice [Sunnah] is sensible, his conduct [sirah] is just, and his judgment is true. He complied with what his Lord ordered him, and fulfilled his responsibilities. He clearly preached Divine Unity, and made known to creation that there is no god but Allah, the One, the Only, who has not associates. Eventually, he purified the concept of Diving Unity, attributing all Lordship to Him. Through Divine Unity, He made apparent his proof, and with Islam elevated his status. Allah, the Mighty and High, chose for His Prophet the spirit, the status, and the expedition. May Allah bless him, and his Purified Progeny, as He has blessed all of the Prophets who preceded him!

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).