قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ اللَّيْلِ إِذا يَغْشى وَ النَّجْمِ إِذا هَوى وَ مَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُقْسِمَ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ بِمَا شَاءَ وَ لَيْسَ لِخَلْقِهِ أَنْ يُقْسِمُوا إِلَّا بِهِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, ‘The Words of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:92#h1"><a href="/books/quran:92#h1">[92:1]</a></a> I swear by the night when it draws a veil <a href="/#/books/quran:53#h1"><a href="/books/quran:53#h1">[53:1]</a></a> I swear by the star when it goes down</span>, and what resembles that. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Swear from His<sup>azwj</sup> creation with whatsoever He<sup>azwj</sup> so Desires to, and it is not for His<sup>azwj</sup> creatures that they should be swearing except by Him<sup>azwj</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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