سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يُوصَفُ وَ كَيْفَ يُوصَفُ وَ قَالَ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ ما قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ فَلَا يُوصَفُ بِقَدَرٍ إِلَّا كَانَ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) لَا يُوصَفُ وَ كَيْفَ يُوصَفُ عَبْدٌ احْتَجَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِسَبْعٍ وَ جَعَلَ طَاعَتَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَطَاعَتِهِ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ وَ ما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ ما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا وَ مَنْ أَطَاعَ هَذَا فَقَدْ أَطَاعَنِي وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُ فَقَدْ عَصَانِي وَ فَوَّضَ إِلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّا لَا نُوصَفُ وَ كَيْفَ يُوصَفُ قَوْمٌ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ هُوَ الشَّكُّ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُ لَا يُوصَفُ وَ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَيَلْقَى أَخَاهُ فَيُصَافِحُهُ فَلَا يَزَالُ اللَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمَا وَ الذُّنُوبُ تَتَحَاتُّ عَنْ وُجُوهِهِمَا كَمَا يَتَحَاتُّ الْوَرَقُ عَنِ الشَّجَرِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad, from Rabie, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I heard him<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic cannot be described. And how can He<sup>azwj</sup> be described, and He<sup>azwj</sup> Says in His<sup>azwj</sup> Book <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:22#h74"><a href="/books/quran:22#h74">[22:74]</a></a> They are not estimating Allah with the estimation that is due to Him</span>. Thus, He<sup>asws</sup> would not be estimated except that He<sup>azwj</sup> would be Greater than that. And the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> cannot be described. How can one describe a servant whom Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic has Veiled by seven (veils), and Made obedience to him<sup>saww</sup> in the earth like being obedient to Him<sup>azwj</sup> in the sky, so He<sup>azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:59#h7"><a href="/books/quran:59#h7">[59:7]</a></a> and whatever the Rasool gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, keep back</span>, and the one who obeys this one so he has obeyed Me<sup>azwj</sup>, and the one who disobeys him<sup>saww</sup>, so he has disobeyed Me<sup>azwj</sup>, and Authorised him<sup>saww</sup>. And we<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> cannot be described. And how can one describe a group of people whom Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> has Kept the filth away from them<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup>, and is there (any) doubt (in it)?. And a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> cannot be described. And a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> meets his brother and shakes his hand, so Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> does not Cease looking at them both, and sins erode from their faces just as the leaves erode from the tree’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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