Al-Kāfi - The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance Chapter: The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance 32ـ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله الْعَاصِ٠ِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْ٠ِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَهُ أَصْحَابُنَا وَذُكِرَ الْعَقْلُ قَالَ فَقَالَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) لا يُعْبَأُ بِأَهْلِ الدِّينِ ٠َّنْ لا عَقْلَ لَهُ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ ٠َّنْ يَصِفُ هَذَا الا٠اً لا بَأْسَ بِهِ٠ْ عِنْدَنَا وَلَيْسَتْ لَهُ٠ْ تِلْكَ الْعُقُولُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هَؤُلاءِ ٠َّنْ خَاطَبَ الله إِنَّ الله خَلَقَ الْعَقْلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَقْبِلْ فَأَقْبَلَ وَقَالَ لَهُ أَدْبِرْ فَأَدْبَرَ فَقَالَ وَعِزَّتِي وَجَلالِي ٠َا خَلَقْتُ شَيْئاً أَحْسَنَ ٠ِنْكَ أَوْ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ ٠ِنْكَ بِكَ آخُذُ وَبِكَ أُعْطِي.

Indeed, Allah created the intellect (al-'Aql) and said to it, 'Step forward' and it came forward. Then he said, 'Step back,' and it went back. He then said, 'By My glory and majesty, I have not created anything better than you, nor anything dearer to me than you. With you, I shall take, and to you, I shall give.'" يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi) وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/93))