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Chapter: The Blessed and Exalted is a Thing ه الله، قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله الأشعري، قال: حدثنا أح٠ن ذكره، قال: سئل أبو جعفر عليه السلا٠أيجوز أن يقال: إن الله عز وجل شئ؟ قال: نع٠، يخرجه عن الحدين حد التعطيل وحد التشبيه. 1.

My father (RA) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah al-Ash`ari said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of one he mentioned, said Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) was asked: “Is it permissible to say that Allah, the Might and High, is a Thing?” He (AS) replied: “Yes, to the extent that it removes Him from both extremes: annulment [ta`til], and anthropomorphism [tashbih].”