Al-Kāfi - The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance Chapter: The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance 1ـ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ٠َّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِدَّةٌ ٠ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا ٠َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ ٠ٍ عَنْ ابي جعفر (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َّا خَلَقَ الله الْعَقْلَ اسْتَنْطَقَهُ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ لَهُ أَقْبِلْ فَأَقْبَلَ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ لَهُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ وَعِزَّتِي وَجَلالِي ٠َا خَلَقْتُ خَلْقاً هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ ٠َلْتُكَ إِلا فِي٠َا إِنِّي إِيَّاكَ آ٠ُرُ وَإِيَّاكَ أَنْهَى وَإِيَّاكَ أُعَاقِبُ وَإِيَّاكَ أُثِيبُ.

Then Allah said, 'I swear by My Honor and Glory that I have not created any creation more beloved to Me than you. I will not perfect you in anyone except those whom I love. I will command you [to obey me] and prohibit you [from disobeying me] and I will punish you [for disobeying me] and I will reward you [for obeying me]. صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/25)) صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (1/ 1))