[21] وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ...
[21] وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ جَهْمِ بْنِ أَبِي جَهْمَةَ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَخْبَرَ مُحَمَّداً ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) بِمَا كَانَ مُنْذُ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا وَ بِمَا يَكُونُ إِلَى انْقِضَاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَ أَخْبَرَهُ بِالْمَحْتُومِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ اسْتَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ .
And by this chain, from Ahmad Bin Mohammed, from Ja’far Bin Mohammed, from Yunus, from Jahm Bin Abu Jahma, from the one who narrated it, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Informed Muhammad -saww with whatever had happened since the coming into being of the world, and with whatever was going to happen up to the expiry of the world, and Informed him -saww with the Ordained (matters) from that, and Excluded upon him -saww with regards to what was besides it’.
[22] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الرَّيَّانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ مَا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيّاً قَطُّ إِلَّا بِتَحْرِيمِ الْخَمْرِ وَ أَنْ يُقِرَّ لِلَّهِ بِالْبَدَاءِ .
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from al Rayyan Bin Al Salt who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza -asws saying: ‘Allah -azwj did not Send a Prophet -as at all except with the Prohibition of the wine and that he -as acknowledges to Allah -azwj with the Changing of Allah -azwj ’s Decision (الْبَدَاءِ)’.
[23] الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ الْعَالِمُ ( عليه السلام ) كَيْفَ عِلْمُ اللَّهِ قَالَ عَلِمَ وَ شَاءَ وَ أَرَادَ وَ قَدَّرَ وَ قَضَى وَ أَمْضَى فَأَمْضَى مَا قَضَى وَ قَضَى مَا قَدَّرَ وَ قَدَّرَ مَا أَرَادَ فَبِعِلْمِهِ كَانَتِ الْمَشِيئَةُ وَ بِمَشِيئَتِهِ كَانَتِ الْإِرَادَةُ وَ بِإِرَادَتِهِ كَانَ التَّقْدِيرُ وَ بِتَقْدِيرِهِ كَانَ الْقَضَاءُ وَ بِقَضَائِهِ كَانَ الْإِمْضَاءُ Al Husayn Bin Mohammed, from Moalla Bin Mohammed who said, ‘The Knowledgeable one -asws was asked, ‘How does Allah -azwj Know?’ He -asws said: ‘He -azwj Knows, and Desires, and Intends, and Determines, and Ordains, and Accomplishes.
So He -azwj Accomplishes what He -azwj Ordains, and Ordains what He -azwj Determines, and Determines what He -azwj Intends.
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