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Therefore, we have categorically been asked to refrain from discussing about Him -azwj as ‘Self’ or His Divine entities -asws , see for example some traditions: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْجِسْمِ وَ الصُّورَةِ فَكَتَبَ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ لَا جِسْمٌ وَ لَا صُورَةٌ وَ رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُسَمِّ الرَّجُلَ Mohammed ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, who from Hamza ibn Mohammed who said the following: ‘One I wrote to Imam Abu al-Hassan -asws (Al-Thalith, the 3 rd ) asking about the body and form (of Allah).
Imam -asws wrote in reply, ‘Glorious is He -azwj , similar to Whom there is nothing. He -azwj neither has a body nor any form.’ [9] مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع تَكَلَّمُوا فِي خَلْقِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا تَتَكَلَّمُوا فِي اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الْكَلَامَ فِي اللَّهِ لَا يَزْدَادُ صَاحِبَهُ إِلَّا تَحَيُّراً وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ تَكَلَّمُوا فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ لَا تَتَكَلَّمُوا فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ Mohammed ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, who from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub, who from Ali ibn Riab, who from Abu Basir, who has narrated from: Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws who said: ‘Speak about the creation of Allah -azwj but do not speak about Allah -azwj’ s Self.
Speaking about Allah -azwj ’s Self does not add anything to one’s knowledge but instead (adds) further confusion.’ In another Hadith from Hariz it reads, speak about everything but do not speak about Allah’s Self.
[10] عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ التَّفَكُّرَ فِي اللَّهِ وَ لَكِنْ إِذَا أَرَدْتُمْ أَنْ تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى عَظَمَتِهِ فَانْظُرُوا إِلَى عَظِيمِ خَلْقِهِ A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Mohammed ibn Khalid, who from Mohammed ibn Abd al-Hamid, who from al-Ala’ ibn Razin, who from Mohammed ibn Muslim, who from: Imam Abu Jafar -asws , who said the following: ‘Beware of thinking about Allah -azwj ’s Self.
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