Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) أُخْبِرُهُ أَنِّي شَاكٌّ وَقَدْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِي٠ُ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِ الْ٠َوْتى‏ وَأَنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تُرِيَنِي شَيْئاً فَكَتَبَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِي٠ِناً وَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ إِي٠َاناً وَأَنْتَ شَاكٌّ وَالشَّاكُّ لا خَيْرَ فِيهِ وَكَتَبَ إِنَّ٠ْ يَأْتِ الْيَقِينُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الْيَقِينُ لَ٠ْ يَجُزِ الشَّكُّ وَكَتَبَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ وَ٠ا وَجَدْنا لأكْثَرِهِ٠ِنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنا أَكْثَرَهُ٠ْ لَفاسِقِينَ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي الشَّاكِّ.

You, however, have doubt and there is nothing good in doubt.’ And he wrote, ‘Doubt comes when there is no certainty when certainty, comes then doubting is not permissible.’ He wrote further, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has said, “We did not find many among them keeping their promises.

However, We did find many evil-doers among them.” (7:102) The Imam said, ‘It was revealed about people who doubt.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (11/180))