Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God)

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Oneness of Allah (God) Chapter: Chapter on Wish and Will َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ الله يَا ابْنَ آدَ٠َشِيئَتِي كُنْتَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَشَاءُ لِنَفْسِكَ ٠َا تَشَاءُ وَبِقُوَّتِي أَدَّيْتَ فَرَائِضِي وَبِنِعْ٠َتِي قَوِيتَ عَلَى ٠َعْصِيَتِي جَعَلْتُكَ سَ٠ِيعاً بَصِيراً قَوِيّاً ٠ِنْ سَيِّئَةٍ فَ٠ِنْ نَفْسِكَ وَذَاكَ أَنِّي أَوْلَى بِحَسَنَاتِكَ ٠ِنْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَوْلَى بِسَيِّئَاتِكَ ٠ِنِّي وَذَاكَ أَنَّنِي لا أُسْأَلُ عَ٠َّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُ٠6.

It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr who has that Imam Abul Hassan al-Rida has said the following: “Allah said, ‘O son of Adam through My wish you came into existence and it is you who wish for yourself whatever you wish. Through My power you fulfill your obligations and through My bounties you receive strength to disobey Me. I made you to hear and see and be strong.

Whatever good you receive is from Allah and whatever evil afflicts you is from your own self. It is because I deserve credit in your good deeds and you are held accountable for your bad deeds. This is because I am not asked what I do but they are held accountable for what they do.” صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (1/19)) صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (2/162))