أَتَى رَجُلٌ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ أَ لَيْسَ هُوَ جَبْرَئِيلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحُ غَيْرُ جَبْرَئِيلَ فَكَرَّرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ لَقَدْ قُلْتَ عَظِيماً مِنَ الْقَوْلِ مَا أَحَدٌ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الرُّوحَ غَيْرُ جَبْرَئِيلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّكَ ضَالٌّ تَرْوِي عَنْ أَهْلِ الضَّلَالِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِنَبِيِّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَتى أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ سُبْحانَهُ وَ تَعالى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلائِكَةَ بِالرُّوحِ وَ الرُّوحُ غَيْرُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Ali Bin Asbat, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Al A’ala, from Sa’ad Al Askaf who said, ‘A man came over to Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> asking him<sup>asws</sup> about the Spirit, ‘Isn’t it Jibraeel<sup>as</sup>?’. So Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘Jibraeel<sup>as</sup> is from the Angels, and the Spirit is other than Jibraeel<sup>as</sup>’, and he<sup>asws</sup> reiterated that upon the man. So he said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘You<sup>asws</sup> have spoken a great thing from the speech. There is no one claiming that the Spirit is other than Jibraeel<sup>as</sup>’. So Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘You have strayed and are reporting from the strayed people. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Exalted is Saying to His<sup>azwj</sup> Prophet<sup>saww</sup> <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:16#h1"><a href="/books/quran:16#h1">[16:1]</a></a> Allah's Command will come, therefore do not hasten it; Glory be to Him, and Exalted is He above what they are describing <a href="/#/books/quran:16#h2"><a href="/books/quran:16#h2">[16:2]</a></a> He Sends down the Angels with the Spirit</span>, and the Spirit is other than the Angels, may the <span class="iTxt">Salawat</span> of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> be upon them’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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