Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara - Book of Intellect and Knowledge

MuÊ¿jam al-AḥādÄ«th al-MuÊ¿tabara - Book of Intellect and Knowledge Chapter: Submission of Intellect and its Excellence [6/6] اصول الكافي: أبوعبدالله العاص٠ي، عن علي بن الحسن، عن علي بن أسباط، عن الحسن ابن الجه٠، عن أبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلا٠قال: ذكر عنده أصحابنا وذكر العقل قال: فقال عليه السلاÙ: لا يعبأ بأهل الدين ٠ن لا عقل له، قلت: جعلت فداك إن ٠تلك العقول فقال: ليس هؤلاء ٠ن خاطب الله إن الله خلق العقل فقال له: اقبل فاقبل وقال له: أدبر فأدبر، فقال: وعزتي وجلالي ٠ا خلقت شيئا أحسن ٠نك، بك آخذ وبك اعطي 6.

[6/6] Usul al-Kafi: Abu Abdillah al-Asimi from Ali b. al-Hasan from Ali b. Asbat from al-Hasan b. al-Jahm from Abi al-Hasan al-Ridha عليه السلاÙ. He (al-Asimi) said: Our companions (the Shias) and intellect were mentioned in his presence, so he عليه السلا٠said: consideration is not given to a man of religion who has no intellect.

I said: may I be made your ransom, from those who claim this affair (Wilaya) there are some who do mean well but do not have that level of intellect, so he said: such people are not the ones addressed by Allāh, verily Allāh created the intellect and said to it: draw near, so it drew near, and said to it: turn back, so it turned back, then He said: by my power and majesty I have not created a thing better than you or more beloved to me than you, by you do I take and by you do I give.