S 30 Ayat 56

قوله تعالى:

وَ قٰالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَ الْإِيمٰانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي كِتٰابِ اللّٰهِ إِلىٰ يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ [56]

[Qur'an 30:56] And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you tarried according to the ordinance of Allah till the Day of Resurrection. (M. H. Shakir)

99-/8375 _1- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْعَلاَءِ،رَفَعَهُ،عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ،عَنِ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): فِي حَدِيثِ وَصْفِ الْإِمَامِ،وَ مَنْ لَهُ الْإِمَامَةُ،وَ يَسْتَحِقُّهَا دُونَ سَائِرِ الْخَلْقِ-إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):«فَلَمْ تَزَلْ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ-يَعْنِي الْإِمَامَةَ فِي ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)-يَرِثُهَا بَعْضٌ عَنْ بَعْضٍ،قَرْناً فَقَرْناً، حَتَّى وَرَّثَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،فَقَالَ جَلَّ وَ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ أَوْلَى النّٰاسِ بِإِبْرٰاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَ هٰذَا النَّبِيُّ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ اللّٰهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ [2]،فَكَانَتْ لَهُ خَاصَّةً،فَقَلَّدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)عَلِيّاً(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى رَسْمِ مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ،فَصَارَتْ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ الْأَصْفِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ الْعِلْمَ وَ الْإِيمَانَ بِقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ وَ عَلاَ:

وَ قٰالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَ الْإِيمٰانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي كِتٰابِ اللّٰهِ إِلىٰ يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ ،فَهِيَ فِي وُلْدِ عَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)خَاصَّةً إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ،إِذْ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)».

99-/8375 1 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated from Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn al-'Ala', who attributed it, from Abd al-'Aziz ibn Muslim, from al-Ridha (peace be upon him), in a hadith describing the Imam and who is entitled to Imamah exclusively over all other creation—until al-Ridha (peace be upon him) said:

"Thus, it (Imamah) continued among his progeny—meaning the descendants of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)—inheriting it from one another, generation after generation, until Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, caused the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) to inherit it. Allah, the Exalted, said:

'Most surely the nearest of people to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this Prophet and those who believe; and Allah is the guardian of the believers.' [Qur'an 3:68]

Thus, Imamah belonged specifically to him (the Prophet Muhammad), and he entrusted it to Ali (peace be upon him) by the command of Allah according to what Allah had ordained. Therefore, Imamah became established among his purified progeny, whom Allah has granted knowledge and faith, as indicated by the words of the Exalted:

'And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you tarried according to the ordinance of Allah till the Day of Resurrection.' [Qur'an 30:56] (M. H. Shakir)

Hence, Imamah remains exclusively within the descendants of Ali (peace be upon him) until the Day of Resurrection, since there is no prophet after Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny)."

وَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ فِي كِتَابِ(مَعَانِي الْأَخْبَارِ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ،مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ(رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ أَحْمَدُ [3] بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْهَارُونِيُّ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَامِدٍ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الرَّقَّامِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ،عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ،عَنِ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ [4]، و هو طويل ذكرناه بتمامه في قوله تعالى: وَ رَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مٰا يَشٰاءُ وَ يَخْتٰارُ مٰا كٰانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ

من سورة القصص [1].

And Ibn Babawayh narrated it in (Ma'ani al-Akhbar), saying: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Talaqani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us, he said: Abu al-Qasim Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Haruni narrated to us, he said: Abu Hamid Imran ibn Musa ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, from al-Hasan ibn al-Qasim al-Raqqam, who said: al-Qasim ibn Muslim narrated to me, from his brother Abd al-Aziz ibn Muslim, from al-Ridha (peace be upon him).

He mentioned the hadith—which is lengthy—and we have fully narrated it under the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"And your Lord creates and chooses whom He pleases; to choose is not theirs." [Qur'an 28:68] (M. H. Shakir)

_1) -الكافي 1:1/154.

[1] في المصدر:كراهتك،في الموضعين.

[2] آل عمران 3:68.

[3] في المصدر:أبو أحمد القاسم.

[4] معاني الآخبار:2/96.

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/8376 _1-علي بن إبراهيم،قال:قوله: وَ قٰالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَ الْإِيمٰانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي كِتٰابِ اللّٰهِ إِلىٰ يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ ،فإن هذه الآية مقدّمة و مؤخرة،و إنّما هي:«و قال الذين أوتوا العلم و الإيمان في [2] كتاب اللّه لقد لبثتم إلى يوم البعث».

99-/8376 1 - Ali ibn Ibrahim said concerning the verse:

"And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you tarried according to the ordinance of Allah till the Day of Resurrection" [Qur'an 30:56] (M. H. Shakir):

"This verse contains an advancement and delay (in wording), and its actual sequence is: 'And those who are given knowledge and faith concerning the Book of Allah will say: Certainly you tarried till the Day of Resurrection.'"