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Seventy aspects of their (‘A’immah’s) words

alkafi-14821Vol. 8, p. 100-101

قِيلَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِنَّ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ يَرْوُونَ عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تَكَلَّمُ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ وَجْهاً لَكَ مِنْهَا الْمَخْرَجُ فَقَالَ مَا يُرِيدُ سَالِمٌ مِنِّي أَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجِي‌ءَ بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ اللَّهِ مَا جَاءَتْ بِهَذَا النَّبِيُّونَ وَ لَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع- إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ‌[5] وَ مَا كَانَ سَقِيماً وَ مَا كَذَبَ وَ لَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع‌ بَل

‘It was said to Abu Ja’far (asws) and I was in his (asws) presence that, ‘Saalim Bin Abu Hafsa and his companions are narrating from you (asws) that you (asws) speak upon seventy perspectives, for you (asws) there is a way out from (each one) of these?’ He (asws) said: ‘What does Saalim want from me (asws)? Does he wan