Chapter: Attributes of Essence and Attributes of Actions 16 - ØدثÙا عÙ٠ب٠أØ٠٠اÙÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا ٠د ب٠أب٠عبد اÙÙ٠اÙÙÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ù ÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙØسÙ٠ب٠اÙØسÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¨Ùر ب٠صاÙØØ Ø¹Ù Ø¹ÙÙ Ø¨Ù Ø£Ø³Ø¨Ø§Ø·Ø Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙØس٠ب٠اÙجÙÙ Ø Ø¹Ù Ø¨ÙÙر ب٠أعÙÙØ ÙاÙ: ÙÙت Ùأب٠عبد اÙÙ٠عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠تÙÙاÙØ ÙÙاÙ: اÙعÙÙ Ø´ÙØ©Ø Ø£Ùا تر٠أÙ٠تÙÙÙ: سأÙع٠Ùذا إ٠شاء اÙÙÙØ ÙÙا تÙÙ٠سأÙع٠Ùذا إ٠عÙ٠اÙÙÙØ ÙÙÙÙ٠إ٠شاء اÙÙ٠دÙÙ٠عÙ٠أÙÙ ÙÙ ÙØ´Ø£Ø Ùإذا شاء Ùا٠اÙذ٠شاء ÙÙ 16.
`Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan, on the authority of Bakr ibn Salih, on the authority of `Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of alHasan ibn al-Jahm, on the authority of Bukayr ibn A`yun that I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS): âAre the Knowledge and Will of Allah separate or united?â Thus, he (AS) replied, The Knowledge of Allah is not the same as the Will of Allah.
Do you not say that you will do something `Allah willingâ, yet you do not say that you will do something `Allah knowing.â Therefore, your statement `Allah willingâ is a proof that He did not will it, If He had willed, it would have been as He had willed. Allahâs Knowledge is prior to Allahâs Will.