An-Nahl Ayah 43-44

النحل آيه 44-43

لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ أي لنؤتينهم فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَ لَأَجْرُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ.

We will surely settle them—meaning, We will surely grant them in this world a goodly provision—and the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if they but knew.

قوله تعالى:

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ* بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالزُّبُرِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ [43-44]

And We did not send before you any but men to whom We sent revelation—so ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know—with clear arguments and scriptures; and We have revealed to you the Reminder that you may make clear to men what has been revealed to them, and that haply they may reflect. (Quran 16:43-44, M. H. Shakir)

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مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ: عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ قَالَ: «قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ): الذِّكْرُ أَنَا، وَالْأَئِمَّةُ(عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ) أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ». وَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ [1] قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «نَحْنُ قَوْمُهُ، وَنَحْنُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ».

Translation: Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub, from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad, from al-Washsha’, from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Ajlan, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) regarding the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43), said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: “The Reminder is me, and the Imams (peace be upon them) are the People of the Reminder.” And His saying, Mighty and Majestic: “And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall be questioned” [1]—Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) said: “We are his people, and we are those who shall be questioned.” [1] And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall be questioned. (Quran 43:44, M. H. Shakir)

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أُورَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ؟ قَالَ: «الذِّكْرُ: مُحَمَّدٌ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)، وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُهُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ». قَالَ: قُلْتُ: قَوْلُهُ: وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ [2]؟ قَالَ: «إِيَّانَا عَنَى، وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، وَنَحْنُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ».

Translation: And from him: from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad, from Muhammad ibn Urama, from ‘Ali ibn Hassan, from his uncle ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir, who said: I said to Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him): “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know?” (Quran 16:43). He said: “The Reminder is Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and we are its people, those to be asked.” I said: His saying: “And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall be questioned” [2]? He said: “He meant us, and we are the People of the Reminder, and we are those to be asked.” [2] And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall be questioned. (Quran 43:44, M. H. Shakir)

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ؟ فَقَالَ: «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، وَنَحْنُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ». قُلْتُ: فَأَنْتُمْ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ، وَنَحْنُ السَّائِلُونَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ». قُلْتُ: حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَكُمْ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ». قُلْتُ: حَقًّا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُجِيبُونَا؟ قَالَ: «لَا، ذَاكَ إِلَيْنَا، إِنْ شِئْنَا فَعَلْنَا، وَإِنْ شِئْنَا لَمْ نَفْعَلْ، أَمَا تَسْمَعُ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: هَذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ [3]».

Translation: And from him: from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad, from al-Washsha’, who said: I asked al-Rida (peace be upon him), saying: “May I be your ransom, ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’?” (Quran 16:43). He said: “We are the People of the Reminder, and we are those to be asked.” I said: “So you are the ones asked, and we are the questioners?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “Is it truly upon us to ask you?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “Is it truly upon you to answer us?” He said: “No; that is up to us. If we wish, we do; and if we wish, we do not. Do you not hear the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted: ‘This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning’?” [3] This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning. (Quran 38:39, M. H. Shakir)

_1) الكافي 1:1/163 — al-Kāfī 1:1/163

_2) الكافي 1:2/164 — al-Kāfī 1:2/164

_3) الكافي 1:3/164 — al-Kāfī 1:3/164

[1] الزخرف 43:44 — al-Zukhruf 43:44

[2] الزخرف 43:44 — al-Zukhruf 43:44

[3] سورة ص 38:39 — Sūrat Ṣād 38:39

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَرْدُ أَخُو الْكُمَيْتِ، فَقَالَ: جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ، اخْتَرْتُ لَكَ سَبْعِينَ مَسْأَلَةً، مَا يَحْضُرُنِي مِنْهَا مَسْأَلَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ. قَالَ: «وَلَا وَاحِدَةٌ يَا وَرْدُ؟» قَالَ: بَلَى، قَدْ حَضَرَنِي مِنْهَا وَاحِدَةٌ. قَالَ: «وَمَا هِيَ؟». قَالَ: قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُمْ؟ قَالَ: «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، وَنَحْنُ مَسْؤُولُونَ». قُلْتُ: فَأَنْتُمُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ، وَنَحْنُ السَّائِلُونَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ». قُلْتُ: عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَكُمْ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ». قُلْتُ: عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُجِيبُونَا؟ قَالَ: «ذَاكَ إِلَيْنَا». وَرَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ فِي (بَصَائِرِ الدَّرَجَاتِ): عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، وَسَاقَ السَّنَدَ وَالْمَتْنَ بِعَيْنِهِ بِتَغْيِيرٍ يَسِيرٍ فِي الْمَتْنِ [3].

Translation: And from him: from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il, from Mansur ibn Yunus, from Abu Bakr al-Hadrami, who said: I was with Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) when al-Ward, the brother of al-Kumayt, entered upon him and said: “May Allah make me your ransom; I selected for you seventy questions, but not a single one comes to mind.” He said: “Not even one, O Ward?” He said: “Yes, one did come to mind.” He said: “What is it?” He said: “The saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted: ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’—who are they?” He said: “We are the People of the Reminder, and we are those to be asked.” I said: “So you are the ones asked and we are the questioners?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “Is it upon us to ask you?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “Is it upon you to answer us?” He said: “That is up to us.” It is also narrated by Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar in Basā’ir al-Darajāt from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, transmitting the chain and text identically with slight variation in the text [3].

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) قَالَ: إِنَّ مَنْ عِنْدَنَا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُمُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى، قَالَ: «إِذًا يَدْعُونَكُمْ إِلَى دِينِهِمْ». ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ: «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، وَنَحْنُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ». وَرَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ الْقَلَّاءِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِعَيْنِهِ [4].

Translation: And from him: from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him), who said: “Those among us claim that the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’ refers to the Jews and Christians.” He said: “Then they would call you to their religion.” Then he put his hand to his chest and said: “We are the People of the Reminder, and we are those to be asked.” This hadith is also narrated by Muhammad ibn al-‘Abbas, who said: ‘Ali ibn Sulayman al-Razi narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Tayalisi, from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin al-Qalla’, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him), and he mentioned the hadith exactly [4].

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) قَالَ: سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: «قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنَ الْفَرْضِ مَا لَيْسَ عَلَى شِيعَتِهِمْ، وَعَلَى شِيعَتِنَا مَا لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا، أَمَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَسْأَلُونَا، قَالَ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ —قَالَ— فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُونَا، وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا الْجَوَابُ، إِنْ شِئْنَا أَجَبْنَا، وَإِنْ شِئْنَا أَمْسَكْنَا».

Translation: And from him: from several of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Washsha’, from Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (peace be upon him), who said: I heard him say: “ ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: ‘Upon the Imams there are obligations not upon their Shia, and upon our Shia there are things not upon us. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, commanded them to ask us—He said: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43)—so He commanded them to ask us, and it is not incumbent upon us to answer; if we wish, we answer, and if we wish, we withhold.’ ”

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أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ، قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) مَسَائِلَ [5]، فَكَانَ فِي بَعْضِ مَا كَتَبَ: «قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: وَمَا كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنْفِرُوا كَافَّةً فَلَوْلَا نَفَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ مِنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ لِيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَلِيُنْذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ [1] فَقَدْ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ، وَلَمْ يُفْرَضْ عَلَيْنَا الْجَوَابُ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكَ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِنَ اللَّهِ [2]».

Translation: Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, who said: I wrote questions to al-Rida (peace be upon him), and among what he wrote was: “Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’ (Quran 16:43). And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘And the believers should not go forth all together; why should not then a company from every party from among them go forth that they may apply themselves to obtain understanding in religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may be cautious’ [1]. Thus questioning has been made obligatory upon you, while answering has not been made obligatory upon us. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘But if they do not answer you, then know that they only follow their low desires; and who is more erring than he who follows his low desires without any guidance from Allah?’ [2].” [1] And the believers should not go forth all together; why should not then a company from every party from among them go forth that they may apply themselves to obtain understanding in religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may be cautious. (Quran 9:122, M. H. Shakir) [2] But if they do not answer you, then know that they only follow their low desires; and who is more erring than he who follows his low desires without any guidance from Allah? (Quran 28:50, M. H. Shakir)

وَرَوَى هَذَيْنِ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ الصَّفَّارُ أَيْضًا، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِبَاقِي السَّنَدِ وَالْمَتْنِ [3].

And al-Saffar also narrated these two hadiths from Ahmad ibn Muhammad with the remainder of the chain and the text [3].

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ سَهْلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، وَعَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الدَّيْلَمِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): قَالَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ. قَالَ: «الْكِتَابُ: الذِّكْرُ، وَأَهْلُهُ: آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ(عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ)، أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِسُؤَالِهِمْ وَلَمْ يَأْمُرْ بِسُؤَالِ الْجُهَّالِ، وَسَمَّى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْقُرْآنَ ذِكْرًا، فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: وَأَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ وَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ [4]».

Translation: And from him: from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn and others, from Sahl, from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa, and Muhammad ibn Yahya, and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, all from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Isma‘il ibn Jabir, and ‘Abd al-Karim ibn ‘Amr, from ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn Abi al-Daylam, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him): He (Exalted is His remembrance) said: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43). He said: “The Book is the Reminder, and its People are the family of Muhammad (peace be upon them). Allah, Mighty and Majestic, commanded asking them and did not command asking the ignorant. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, named the Qur’an ‘Reminder’, as He, Blessed and Exalted, said: ‘And We have revealed to you the Reminder that you may make clear to men what has been revealed to them, and that haply they may reflect’ (Quran 16:44), and He, Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall be questioned’ [4].” [4] And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall be questioned. (Quran 43:44, M. H. Shakir)

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَحْمَدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ الطَّيَّارِ، أَنَّهُ عَرَضَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) بَعْضَ خُطَبِ أَبِيهِ، حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَوْضِعًا مِنْهَا، قَالَ لَهُ: «كُفَّ وَاسْكُتْ». ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «لَا يَسَعُكُمْ فِيمَا يَنْزِلُ بِكُمْ مِمَّا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ إِلَّا الْكَفُّ عَنْهُ وَالتَّثَبُّتُ، وَالرَّدُّ إِلَى أَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَى حَتَّى يَحْمِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ عَلَى الْقَصْدِ، وَيَجْلُوا عَنْكُمُ الْعَمَى، وَيُعَرِّفُوكُمُ فِيهِ الْحَقَّ، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ».

Translation: And from him: from Muhammad, from Ahmad, from Ibn Faddal, from Ibn Bukayr, from Hamza ibn al-Tayyar, that he recited to Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) some of his father’s sermons. When he reached a certain point, he said to him: “Stop and be silent.” Then Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) said: “Nothing suffices you regarding what befalls you of what you do not know except to refrain, verify, and refer back to the Imams of guidance, until they set you upon moderation therein, remove blindness from you, and make the truth therein known to you. Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’ ” (Quran 16:43).

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سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ الطَّنَافِسِيِّ، عَنِ الْكَلْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) قَالَ: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْرًا* رَسُولًا [5]؟ قَالَ: «الذِّكْرُ: اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)، وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، فَاسْأَلْ—يَا كَلْبِيُّ—عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ». فَقَالَ: نَسِيتُ—وَاللَّهِ—الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ، فَمَا حَفِظْتُ حَرْفًا أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ.

Translation: Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdullah: from Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa, from Hammad al-Tanaffisi, from al-Kalbi, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him), who said regarding His saying, Most High: “Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah, O men of understanding who believe! Allah has indeed revealed to you a reminder, a Messenger” [5]: “The Reminder is one of the names of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and we are the People of the Reminder. So ask, O Kalbi, whatever occurs to you.” He said: “By Allah, I forgot the entire Qur’an; I did not retain a single letter to ask him about.” [5] Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah, O men of understanding who believe! Allah has indeed revealed to you a reminder, a Messenger who recites to you the communications of Allah, clear to understand… (Quran 65:10-11, M. H. Shakir; segment shown)

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مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ: عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ. قَالَ: «الذِّكْرُ: الْقُرْآنُ، وَآلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، وَهُمُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ».

Translation: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar: from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id, from Fadala ibn Ayyub, from Aban ibn ‘Uthman, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) regarding the saying of Allah, Most High: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43). He said: “The Reminder is the Qur’an, and the family of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) are the People of the Reminder, and they are those to be asked.”

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وَعَنْهُ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَنِ الْمَعْنَوْنَ بِذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: «نَحْنُ». قَالَ: قُلْتُ: فَأَنْتُمُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ: وَنَحْنُ السَّائِلُونَ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ: فَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَكُمْ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ: وَعَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُجِيبُونَا؟ قَالَ: «لَا، ذَلِكَ إِلَيْنَا، إِنْ شِئْنَا فَعَلْنَا، وَإِنْ شِئْنَا لَمْ نَفْعَلْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: هَذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ [1]». وَرَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ)… إِلَّا أَنَّ فِيهِ: «وَإِنْ شِئْنَا تَرَكْنَا» الْحَدِيثَ [2].

Translation: And from him: from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn Sufyan, from Tha‘labah ibn Maymun, from Zurara, who said: I said to Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him): The saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know”—who are those meant? He said: “We.” I said: “So you are the ones to be asked?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “And we are the questioners?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “Then it is upon us to ask you?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “And it is upon you to answer us?” He said: “No; that is up to us. If we wish, we do; if we wish, we do not.” Then he said: “This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning” [1]. This hadith is also narrated by ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim… except that in it is: “and if we wish, we leave [it]” [2]. [1] This is Our free gift, therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning. (Quran 38:39, M. H. Shakir)

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ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ… عَنِ الرَّيَّانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ، قَالَ: حَضَرَ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) مَجْلِسَ الْمَأْمُونِ بِمَرْوَ… وَقَالَ فِيهِ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ الَّذِينَ قَالَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ فَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ، فَاسْأَلُونَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ». فَقَالَتِ الْعُلَمَاءُ: إِنَّمَا عَنَى اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى. فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَهَلْ يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ؟ إِذًا يَدْعُونَا إِلَى دِينِهِمْ، وَيَقُولُونَ: هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ». فَقَالَ الْمَأْمُونُ: فَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ شَرْحٌ بِخِلَافِ مَا قَالُوا، يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ؟ فَقَالَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «نَعَمْ، الذِّكْرُ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُهُ، وَذَلِكَ بَيِّنٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى حَيْثُ يَقُولُ فِي سُورَةِ الطَّلَاقِ: فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْرًا* رَسُولًا يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ مُبَيِّنَاتٍ [3] فَالذِّكْرُ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَنَحْنُ أَهْلُهُ».

Translation: Ibn Babawayh… from al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt, who said: Al-Rida (peace be upon him) attended al-Ma’mun’s session in Marw… and al-Rida (peace be upon him) said in it: “We are the People of the Reminder of whom Allah said in His Book: ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know.’ We are the People of the Reminder, so ask us if you do not know.” The scholars said: “Allah only meant by that the Jews and Christians.” Abu al-Hasan (peace be upon him) said: “Glory be to Allah! Can that be valid? Then they would call us to their religion and say it is better than the religion of Islam.” Al-Ma’mun said: “Do you have an explanation contrary to what they said, O Abu al-Hasan?” He (peace be upon him) said: “Yes. The Reminder is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), and we are its people; this is clear in Allah’s Book where He says in Surat al-Talaq: ‘Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah, O men of understanding who believe! Allah has indeed revealed to you a reminder, a Messenger who recites to you the communications of Allah, clear to understand…’ [3]. So the Reminder is the Messenger of Allah, and we are its People.” [3] Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah, O men of understanding who believe! Allah has indeed revealed to you a reminder, a Messenger who recites to you the communications of Allah, clear to understand… (Quran 65:10-11, M. H. Shakir; segment shown)

_4) الكافي 1:6/164 — al-Kāfī 1:6/164

_5) الكافي 1:7/165 — al-Kāfī 1:7/165

_6) الكافي 1:8/165 — al-Kāfī 1:8/165

_7) الكافي 1:9/165 — al-Kāfī 1:9/165

[1] نحن أهل الذكر... و نحن السائلون لم يرد في المصدر — “Naḥnu Ahl al-Dhikr… wa naḥnu al-sā’ilūn” lam yarid fī al-maṣdar

[2] في المصدر: من هم؟ قال: نحن. قلت: علينا — fī al-maṣdar: man hum? qāla: naḥnu. qultu: ‘alaynā

[3] بصائر الدرجات:1/58 — Baṣā’ir al-Darajāt 1:58

[4] تأويل الآيات 1:3/324 — Ta’wīl al-Āyāt 1:3/324

[5] في المصدر: كتابا — fī al-maṣdar: kitāban

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الشَّيْخُ فِي (أَمَالِيهِ): بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُمْ؟ قَالَ: «نَحْنُ». قُلْتُ: عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَكُمْ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ». قُلْتُ: فَعَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُجِيبُونَا؟ قَالَ: «ذَاكَ إِلَيْنَا».

Translation: The Shaykh in his Amali, with his chain from Hisham, who said: I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him) about His saying, Most High: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know”—who are they? He said: “We.” I said: “Is it upon us to ask you?” He said: “Yes.” I said: “Then is it upon you to answer us?” He said: “That is up to us.”

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الْمُفِيدُ فِي (إِرْشَادِهِ)… عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ)، فِي قَوْلِهِ جَلَّ اسْمُهُ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ. قَالَ: «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ». قال الشيخ المفيد: قال الشيخ الرازيّ… وأبو زرعة… [commentary].

Translation: Al-Mufid in his Irshad… from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon them) regarding His saying—exalted is His Name: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43). He said: “We are the People of the Reminder.” Shaykh al-Mufid said: The shaykh al-Razi said… and Abu Zur‘ah… [narrating their discussion acknowledging Abu Ja‘far’s knowledge and status].

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مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، قَالَ: … عَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ، قَالَ: «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ».

Translation: Muhammad ibn al-‘Abbas said: … from ‘Ali, Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him), regarding His saying, Mighty and Majestic: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43), he said: “We are the People of the Reminder.”

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الْعَيَّاشِيُّ: عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيَّارِ… «اكْتُبْ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسَعُكُمْ فِيمَا نَزَلَ بِكُمْ… قَالَ اللَّهُ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ».

Translation: Al-‘Ayyashi: from Hamza ibn Muhammad al-Tayyar… “Write, for nothing suffices you regarding what befalls you of what you do not know except refraining, verification, and referring it to the Imams of guidance… Allah said: ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’ ” (Quran 16:43).

_14) الأمالي 2:278 — al-Amālī 2:278

_15) الإرشاد:264، شواهد التنزيل 1:460/335، العمدة لابن بطريق:468/288 — al-Irshād:264; Shawāhid al-Tanzīl 1:460/335; al-‘Umda li-Ibn Buṭrīq:468/288

_16) تأويل الآيات 1:2/324 — Ta’wīl al-Āyāt 1:2/324

_17) تفسير العيّاشي 2:30/260، شواهد التنزيل 1:463/336، ينابيع المودة:119 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:30/260; Shawāhid al-Tanzīl 1:463/336; Yanābī‘ al-Mawadda:119

[1] في المصدر: من أهل الرأي قد علت سنّه — fī al-maṣdar: min ahli al-ra’y qad ‘alat sinnuh

[2] الشيخ الرازيّ… — al-shaykh al-Rāzī…

[3] محمّد بن مقاتل… — Muḥammad ibn Muqātil…

[4] أبو زرعة… — Abū Zur‘a…

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عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ الطَّيَّارِ… «اكْتُبْ» وَأَمْلَى عَلَيَّ «أَنَّهُ لَا يَسَعُكُمْ» الْحَدِيثَ الْأَوَّلَ.

Translation: From Hamza ibn al-Tayyar… He said: “Write,” and he dictated to me the first hadith beginning with: “Indeed, nothing suffices you…”

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عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ)… «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ وَنَحْنُ الْمَسْؤُولُونَ». قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «الذِّكْرُ: الْقُرْآنُ».

Translation: From Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him)… “We are the People of the Reminder and we are those to be asked.” Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) said: “The Reminder is the Qur’an.”

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عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ): «عَافَانَا اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكَ أَحْسَنَ عَافِيَةٍ… قَالَ اللَّهُ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ قَالَ: فَلَوْلَا نَفَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ… [1] فَقَدْ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ وَالرَّدُّ إِلَيْنَا، وَلَمْ يُفْرَضْ عَلَيْنَا الْجَوَابُ… يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَسْـَٔلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ [2]».

Translation: From Ahmad ibn Muhammad, who said: Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (peace be upon him) wrote to me: “May Allah grant wellness to us and you—best wellness. Our Shia are only those who follow us and do not oppose us; when we fear, they fear; and when we are secure, they are secure. Allah said: ‘So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know’ (Quran 16:43). He said: ‘Why should not then a company from every party…’ [1]. Thus questioning has been made obligatory upon you and referring back to us, while answering has not been made obligatory upon us… ‘O you who believe! Do not put questions about things which if declared to you may trouble you’ [2].” [1] Quran 9:122, M. H. Shakir (full verse translated above) [2] O you who believe! Do not put questions about things which if declared to you may trouble you. (Quran 5:101, M. H. Shakir)

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ابْنُ شَهْرَ آشُوبٍ… قَالَ السُّدِّيُّ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ… فَنَزَلَ: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ.

Translation: Ibn Shahr Ashub… al-Suddi said: I was with ‘Umar when Ka‘b ibn al-Ashraf, Malik ibn al-Sayf, and Huyayy ibn Akhtab came to him and posed a question about “a Garden, the extensiveness of which is as the heavens and the earth” (Quran 3:133)… ‘Ali (peace be upon him) answered them; then this was revealed: “So ask the followers of the Reminder if you do not know” (Quran 16:43).

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شَرَفُ الدِّينِ النَّجَفِيُّ: رَوَى جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ».

Translation: Sharaf al-Din al-Najafi: Jabir ibn Yazid and Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) that he said: “We are the People of the Reminder.”

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وَمِنْ طَرِيقِ الْمُخَالِفِينَ… فِي تَفْسِيرِ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: فَسْـَٔلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ يَعْنِي أَهْلَ بَيْتِ النُّبُوَّةِ، وَمَعْدِنَ الرِّسَالَةِ، وَمُخْتَلَفَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ…

Translation: And from the route of the opponents, as narrated by the hafiz Muhammad ibn Mu’min al-Shirazi in “al-Mustakhraj min al-Tafasir al-Ithna ‘Ashar,” in the exegesis of His saying, Most High: “So ask the followers of the Reminder”—that is, the People of the House of Prophethood, the mine of messengership, the place of the angels’ frequenting…

_18) تفسير العيّاشي 2:31/260 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:31/260

_19) تفسير العيّاشي 2:32/260 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:32/260

_20) تفسير العيّاشي 2:33/261 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:33/261

_21) المناقب 2:352 — al-Manāqib 2:352

_22) تأويل الآيات 1:7/255 — Ta’wīl al-Āyāt 1:7/255

_23) … عنه الطرائف:131/93 و إحقاق الحقّ 3:482 — … ‘anhu al-Ṭarā’if:131/93 wa Iḥqāq al-Ḥaqq 3:482

[1] التوبة 9:122 — al-Tawba 9:122

[2] المائدة 5:101 — al-Mā’ida 5:101

[3] آل عمران 3:133 — Āl ‘Imrān 3:133

قوله تعالى:

أَفَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ أَنْ يَخْسِفَ اللَّهُ بِهِمُ الْأَرْضَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ - إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى - فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَؤُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ [45-47]

Do then those who devise evil plans feel secure (that) Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them, or that punishment will not overtake them from whence they do not perceive? Or that He will not seize them in the course of their journeys, then shall they not escape? Or that He will not seize them by causing them to suffer gradual loss? For surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful. (Quran 16:45-47, M. H. Shakir)

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الْعَيَّاشِيُّ: عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ عَهْدَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَارَ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ)… فَيَقُولَ: هَذَا مَكَانُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ خُسِفَ بِهِمْ، وَهِيَ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ: أَفَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ…».

Translation: Al-‘Ayyashi: from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar, from someone who heard Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him) say: “The covenant of the Prophet of Allah came to ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon him), then to Muhammad ibn ‘Ali (peace be upon him), then Allah does what He wills. So keep to these. When a man from them goes forth with three hundred men, carrying the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), heading to Medina, until he passes by al-Bayda’ and says: ‘This is the place of the people who were swallowed up,’—and it is the sign about which Allah said: ‘Do then those who devise evil plans feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them, or that punishment will not overtake them from whence they do not perceive? Or that He will not seize them in the course of their journeys, then shall they not escape?’ ” (Quran 16:45-46)

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عَنِ ابْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: أَفَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ أَنْ يَخْسِفَ اللَّهُ بِهِمُ الْأَرْضَ، قَالَ: «هُمْ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ، وَهُمْ يُمْسَخُونَ وَيُقْذَفُونَ وَيَسِيحُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ».

Translation: From Ibn Sinan, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him), who was asked about the saying of Allah, Most High: “Do then those who devise evil plans feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them?” He said: “They are the enemies of Allah; they will be transformed (metamorphosed), pelted, and driven to wander through the earth.” (Quran 16:45)

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عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ)… «فَإِذَا خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ… هَذَا مَكَانُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ خُسِفَ بِهِمْ، وَهِيَ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: أَفَأَمِنَ الَّذِينَ مَكَرُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ…» .

Translation: From Jabir al-Ju‘fi, from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him)—in a long hadith—“…When a man from them goes forth with three hundred and some odd men, carrying the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), heading to Medina until he passes by al-Bayda’ and says: ‘This is the place of the people who were swallowed up,’—and it is the sign that Allah, Most High, said: ‘Do then those who devise evil plans feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them, or that punishment will not overtake them from whence they do not perceive? Or that He will not seize them in the course of their journeys, then shall they not escape?’ ” (Quran 16:45-46)

_1) تفسير العيّاشي 2:34/261 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:34/261

_2) تفسير العيّاشي 2:35/261 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:35/261

_3) تفسير العيّاشي 1:117/65 — Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 1:117/65