Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Allah has told people Who He Is عَنْهُ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ ٠َسْعَدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلا٠) [عَنْ أَبِيهِ ع] أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ وَ قَدْ كَلَّ٠ٍ كَثِيرٍ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ تَحْتَقِرُ الْكَلَا٠َ وَ تَسْتَصْغِرُهُ اعْلَ٠ْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَ٠ْ يَبْعَثْ رُسُلَهُ حَيْثُ بَعَثَهَا وَ ٠َعَهَا ذَهَبٌ وَ لَا فِضَّةٌ وَ لَكِنْ بَعَثَهَا بِالْكَلَا٠َا عَرَّفَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ بِالْكَلَا٠ِ وَ الدَّلَالَاتِ عَلَيْهِ وَ الْأَعْلَا٠128.

From him, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws), from his (asws) father (asws) having said to a man who spoke to him by a lengthy speech, so he (asws) said: ‘O you man who belittles the speech, and considers knowledge to be insignificant, know that Allah (azwj) did not Send His (azwj) Rasool (as) along with gold and silver, but He (azwj) Sent him (saww) by the speech.

But rather, Allah (azwj) Majestic and Mighty Made Himself (azwj) Recognised to the creatures by the speech, and the evidence (pointing) towards Him (azwj), and the Signs’. ضعيف - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/358)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)