عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ طَاهِرِ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ فِي حَالِ اسْتِقَامَتِهِ
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أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ مَا الَّذِي لَا يُجْتَزَأُ فِي مَعْرِفَةِ الْخَالِقِ بِدُونِهِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يَزَلْ عَالِماً وَ سَامِعاً وَ بَصِيراً وَ هُوَ الْفَعَّالُ لِمَا يُرِيدُ وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنِ الَّذِي لَا يُجْتَزَأُ بِدُونِ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مَعْرِفَةِ الْخَالِقِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَ لَا يُشْبِهُهُ شَيْءٌ لَمْ يَزَلْ عَالِماً سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from Tahir ibn Hatam when he was normal and wrote to the man (meaning thereby Imam abul Hassan al-Rida (a.s.). “What is it that without which one’s acknowledgement of the existence of Allah can not be considered sufficient?” In answer the Imam (a.s.) replied, “That He is All-knowing, All-hearing All-awareness and that He acts as He wills.” Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) was asked about the minimum required degree of knowledge about Allah without which an acknowledgement would not be considered sufficient. The Imam (a.s.) said, “There is nothing similar to or like Him. He is All-knowing, All-hearing and All-awareness.”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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[1]انما قال:« فى حال استقامته» لانه كان مستقيما ثمّ تغير و أظهر القول بالغلو و لعلّ المراد بالرجل الرضا عليه السلام لانه عدمن رجاله و الاجتزاء الاكتفاء.( فى).ص 86