Taha Ayah 1-3

قوله تعالى:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ طه* مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ* إِلاّٰ تَذْكِرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشىٰ [1-3]

Qur’an 20:1-3 (M. H. Shakir): Ta Ha. We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy. Nay, it is a reminder to him who fears.

99-/6962 _1- سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ:عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ،عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى،عَنْ حَمَّادٍ الطَّنَافِسِيِّ،عَنِ الْكَلْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَ:قَالَ لِي: «يَا كَلْبِيُّ،كَمْ لِمُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)مِنِ اسْمٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ؟»فَقُلْتُ:اِسْمَانِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٌ. فَقَالَ:«يَا كَلْبِيُّ،لَهُ عَشَرَةُ [1] أَسْمَاءٍ وَ مٰا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلاّٰ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ [2]وَ قَوْلُهُ: وَ مُبَشِّراً بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ [3]،وَ لَمّٰا قٰامَ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ يَدْعُوهُ كٰادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً [4]،وَ طه* مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ ،وَ يس* وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ* إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ* عَلىٰ صِرٰاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ [5]، وَ ن وَ الْقَلَمِ وَ مٰا يَسْطُرُونَ* مٰا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ [6]،وَ يٰا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ [7]،وَ يٰا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ [8]،وَ قَوْلُهُ: فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ يٰا أُولِي الْأَلْبٰابِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْراً [9]،قَالَ:«الذِّكْرُ:اِسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ،فَاسْأَلْ-يَا كَلْبِيُّ-عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ».قَالَ:نَسِيتُ-وَ اللَّهِ-اَلْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ،فَمَا حَفِظْتُ مِنْهُ حَرْفاً أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ.

99-/6962 _1- Sa‘d b. ‘Abd Allah—through Ibrahim b. Hashim, ‘Uthman b. ‘Isa, Hammad al-Tanafisi, al-Kalbi—from Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him), who said: He said to me: “O Kalbi, how many names does Muhammad (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) have in the Qur’an?” I said, “Two or three names.” He said: “O Kalbi, he has ten names. ‘And Muhammad is but a messenger; the messengers have already passed away before him’ (Qur’an 3:144, M. H. Shakir). And His saying: ‘and giving the good news of a messenger to come after me, his name being Ahmad’ (Qur’an 61:6, M. H. Shakir). And: ‘And when the servant of Allah stood up praying to Him, they were almost all ready to rush upon him’ (Qur’an 72:19, M. H. Shakir). And: ‘Ta Ha. We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy’ (Qur’an 20:1-2, M. H. Shakir). And: ‘Ya Seen. I swear by the Quran full of wisdom, Most surely you are one of the messengers, On a right way’ (Qur’an 36:1-4, M. H. Shakir). And: ‘Nun. I swear by the pen and what they write, By the grace of your Lord you are not mad’ (Qur’an 68:1-2, M. H. Shakir). And: ‘O you who are covered up!’ (Qur’an 74:1, M. H. Shakir). And: ‘O you who have wrapped yourself up!’ (Qur’an 73:1, M. H. Shakir). And His saying: ‘So be careful of (your duty to) Allah, O men of understanding who believe! Allah has indeed revealed to you a reminder’ (Qur’an 65:10, M. H. Shakir).” He said: “Al-Dhikr (the Reminder) is a name among the names of Muhammad (blessings be upon him and his family), and we are the People of the Reminder. So ask, O Kalbi, about whatever occurs to you.” He (Kalbi) said: “By Allah, I forgot the entire Qur’an; I did not retain a single letter of it to ask him about.”

_1) -مختصر بصائر الدرجات:67. Mukhtasar Basā’ir al-Darajāt: 67.

[1] و المذكور في هذه الرواية تسعة أسماء.

[2] آل عمران 3:144. Al ‘Imrān 3:144.

[3] الصفّ 61:6. Al-Saff 61:6.

[4] الجنّ 72:19. Al-Jinn 72:19.

[5] يس 36:1-4. Yā Sīn 36:1-4.

[6] القلم 68:1 و 2. Al-Qalam 68:1-2.

[7] المدّثّر 74:1. Al-Muddaththir 74:1.

[8] المزمّل 73:1. Al-Muzzammil 73:1.

[9] الطلاق 65:10. Al-Talāq 65:10.

مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ،فَاسْأَلْ-يَا كَلْبِيُّ-عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ».قَالَ:نَسِيتُ-وَ اللَّهِ-اَلْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ،فَمَا حَفِظْتُ مِنْهُ حَرْفاً أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ.

This is part of the previous narration; see the full English just above.

99-/6963 _2- ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ،قَالَ:أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ الزَّنْجَانِيُّ،فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ عَلَى يَدَيْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْبَغْدَادِيِّ الْوَرَّاقِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنْبَرِيُّ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَسْمَاءَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ،قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ،مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: طه ؟ قَالَ:«طه:اِسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ مَعْنَاهُ:يَا طَالِبَ الْحَقِّ الْهَادِيَ إِلَيْهِ مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ بَلْ لِتَسْعَدَ بِهِ».

99-/6963 _2- Ibn Babawayh said: Abu al-Hasan Muhammad b. Harun al-Zanjani informed us, in what he wrote to me by the hand of ‘Ali b. Ahmad al-Baghdadi al-Warraq: Mu‘adh b. al-Muthanna al-‘Anbari narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah b. Asma’ narrated to us, Juwayriyah narrated to us, from Sufyan b. Sa‘id al-Thawri, who said: I said to Ja‘far b. Muhammad b. ‘Ali b. al-Husayn b. ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (peace be upon him): O son of the Messenger of Allah, what is the meaning of Allah’s saying: “Ta Ha”? He said: “Ta Ha is one of the names of the Prophet (blessings be upon him and his family), and its meaning is: ‘O seeker of truth, the guide to it.’ ‘We have not revealed the Qur’an to you that you may be unhappy, but so that you may be made happy by it’ (cf. Qur’an 20:1-3, M. H. Shakir).”

/6964 _3- و من طريق المخالفين،(تفسير الثعلبي)في قوله تعالى: طه . قال: قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقُ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «طَهَارَةُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)-ثُمَّ قَرَأَ-: إِنَّمٰا يُرِيدُ اللّٰهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً » [1].

/6964 _3- And from the route of the opponents (Tafsir al-Tha‘labī) regarding His saying, Ta Ha. He said: Ja‘far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “(It signifies) the purity of the Household of Muhammad (blessings be upon him and his family),” then he recited: “Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying” (Qur’an 33:33, M. H. Shakir).

99-/6965 _4- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ،عَنْ وُهَيْبِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ،عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ لَيْلَتَهَا،فَقَالَتْ:يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لِمَ تُتْعِبُ نَفْسَكَ،وَ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ؟فَقَالَ:يَا عَائِشَةُ،أَ فَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْداً شَكُوراً؟» قَالَ:«وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)يَقُومُ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِ رِجْلَيْهِ،فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ تَعَالَى: طه* مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ ».

99-/6965 _4- Muhammad b. Ya‘qub—through Humayd b. Ziyad, al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. Sama‘ah, Wuhaib b. Hafs, Abu Basir—from Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon him), who said: “The Messenger of Allah (blessings be upon him and his family) was with ‘A’ishah on her night. She said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why do you exhaust yourself, when Allah has forgiven you your former and latter (fault)?’ He said: ‘O ‘A’ishah, shall I not be a grateful servant?’” He said: “The Messenger of Allah (blessings be upon him and his family) would stand on the tips of his toes in prayer, so Allah—glory be to Him, the Exalted—revealed: ‘Ta Ha. We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy’ (Qur’an 20:1-2, M. H. Shakir).”

99-/6966 _5- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي،عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ،عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ،عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ)،قَالاَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)إِذَا صَلَّى قَامَ عَلَى أَصَابِعِ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ،فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى: طه بِلُغَةِ طَيِّئٍ،يَا مُحَمَّدُ مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ* إِلاّٰ تَذْكِرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشىٰ ».

99-/6966 _5- ‘Ali b. Ibrahim said: My father narrated to me, from al-Qasim b. Muhammad, from ‘Ali b. Abi Hamzah, from Abu Basir, from Abu ‘Abd Allah and Abu Ja‘far (peace be upon them both), who said: “When the Messenger of Allah (blessings be upon him and his family) prayed, he would stand on his toes until his feet swelled. So Allah—blessed and exalted—revealed: ‘Ta Ha’ in the language of (the tribe of) Tayy: ‘O Muhammad, We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy; (it is) only a reminder to him who fears’ (Qur’an 20:1-3, M. H. Shakir).”

99-/6967 _6- الطَّبْرِسِيُّ فِي(الْإِحْتِجَاجِ): عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ قَدْ سَأَلَهُ بَعْضُ الْيَهُودِ،قَالَ لَهُ الْيَهُودِيُّ: فَإِنَّ هَذَا دَاوُدُ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،بَكَى عَلَى خَطِيئَتِهِ حَتَّى سَارَتِ الْجِبَالُ مَعَهُ لِخَوْفِهِ. قَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):«لَقَدْ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ،وَ مُحَمَّدٌ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)أُعْطِيَ مَا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ هَذَا،إِنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ،سُمِعَ لِصَدْرِهِ أزير كأزير الْمِرْجَلِ عَلَى الْأَثَافِيِّ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْبُكَاءِ،وَ قَدْ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ عِقَابِهِ،فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَخَشَّعَ لِرَبِّهِ بِبُكَائِهِ،وَ يَكُونَ إِمَاماً لِمَنِ اقْتَدَى بِهِ،وَ لَقَدْ قَامَ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)عَشْرَ سِنِينَ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ،حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ،وَ اصْفَرَّ وَجْهُهُ،يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ أَجْمَعَ،حَتَّى عُوتِبَ فِي ذَلِكَ،فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: طه* مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ بَلْ لِتَسْعَدَ بِهِ،وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ يَبْكِي حَتَّى يُغْشَى عَلَيْهِ،فَقِيلَ لَهُ:يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ؟قَالَ:بَلَى،أَ فَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْداً شَكُوراً؟».

99-/6967 _6- Al-Tabrisi in al-Ihtijaj: from the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him). A Jew questioned him and said to him: “As for David (peace be upon him), he wept over his sin until the mountains moved with him out of fear.” ‘Ali (peace be upon him) said to him: “That was indeed so, but Muhammad (blessings be upon him and his family) was given what is superior to that. When he stood for prayer, a sound from his chest was heard like the bubbling of a cooking pot on the three stones, due to the intensity of his weeping, even though Allah, Mighty and Majestic, had secured him from His punishment. He wished, by his weeping, to humble himself to his Lord and to be an imam for whoever takes him as an example. Indeed, he stood on the tips of his toes for ten years until his feet swelled and his face turned pale. He would stand the entire night, until he was reproached for that, and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘Ta Ha. We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy, but so that you may be made happy by it’ (cf. Qur’an 20:1-3, M. H. Shakir). He would weep until he fainted. It was said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, has not Allah, Mighty and Majestic, forgiven you what preceded of your fault and what followed?’ He said: ‘Indeed—shall I not be a grateful servant?’”

99-/6968 _7- الطَّبْرِسِيُّ:رُوِيَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)كَانَ يَرْفَعُ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ لِيَزِيدَ تَعَبُهُ،فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: طه* مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ فَوَضَعَهَا،قَالَ:وَ رُوِيَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ).

99-/6968 _7- Al-Tabrisi: It is narrated that the Prophet (blessings be upon him and his family) would raise one of his feet in the prayer to increase his exertion, so Allah, the Exalted, revealed: “Ta Ha. We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy” (Qur’an 20:1-2, M. H. Shakir), so he put it down. He said: And this is narrated from Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him).

99-/6969 _8- الشَّيْخُ فِي(أَمَالِيهِ):عَنِ الْحَفَّارِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ الْمُقْرِي،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ الْجُمَحِيُّ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،عَنْ أَبَانٍ،عَنْ قَتَادَةَ،عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ،عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوساً مَعَ النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،إِذْ هَبَطَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَمِينُ جَبْرَئِيلُ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ مَعَهُ جَامٌ مِنَ الْبِلَّوْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ مَمْلُوءَةٌ مِسْكاً وَ عَنْبَراً،وَ كَانَ إِلَى جَنْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)وَ وَلَدَاهُ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ(عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ)،فَقَالَ لَهُ،السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ،اللَّهُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمَ، وَ يُحَيِّيكَ بِهَذِهِ التَّحِيَّةِ،وَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُحَيِّيَ بِهَا عَلِيّاً وَ وَلَدَيْهِ،قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ:فَلَمَّا صَارَتْ فِي كَفِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)هَلَّلَ ثَلاَثاً وَ كَبَّرَ ثَلاَثاً،ثُمَّ قَالَتْ بِلِسَانٍ ذَرِبٍ طَلِقٍ-يَعْنِي الْجَامَ-: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ طه* مٰا أَنْزَلْنٰا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقىٰ فَاشْتَمَّهَا النَّبِيُّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،وَ حَيَّى بِهَا عَلِيّاً(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،فَلَمَّا صَارَتْ فِي كَفِّ عَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَتْ: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِنَّمٰا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاٰةَ وَ يُؤْتُونَ الزَّكٰاةَ وَ هُمْ رٰاكِعُونَ فَاشْتَمَّهَا عَلِيٌّ(صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ)،وَ حَيَّى بِهَا الْحَسَنَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،فَلَمَّا صَارَتْ فِي كَفِّ الْحَسَنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَتْ: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسٰاءَلُونَ* عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ* اَلَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ فَاشْتَمَّهَا الْحَسَنُ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)وَ حَيَّى بِهَا الْحُسَيْنَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،فَلَمَّا صَارَتْ فِي كَفِّ الْحُسَيْنِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَتْ: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ لاٰ أَسْئَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِلاَّ الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبىٰ وَ مَنْ يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَزِدْ لَهُ فِيهٰا حُسْناً إِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ ثُمَّ رُدَّتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،فَقَالَتْ: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اَللّٰهُ نُورُ السَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ .

99-/6969 _8- The Shaykh in his Amali: from al-Haffar, who said: ‘Ali b. Ahmad al-Hulwani narrated to us, who said: Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad b. al-Qasim al-Muqri’ narrated to us, who said: al-Fadl b. Hubab al-Jumahi narrated to us, who said: Muslim b. Ibrahim narrated to us, from Aban, from Qatadah, from Abu al-‘Aliyah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: We were sitting with the Prophet (blessings be upon him and his family) when the Trustworthy—Gabriel (peace be upon him)—descended to him with a cup of red crystal, filled with musk and ambergris. Next to the Messenger of Allah (blessings be upon him and his family) were ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and his two sons al-Hasan and al-Husayn (peace be upon them). He (Gabriel) said to him: “Peace be upon you. Allah conveys peace to you and greets you with this greeting, and He commands you to greet ‘Ali and his two sons with it.” Ibn ‘Abbas said: When it came into the hand of the Messenger of Allah (blessings be upon him and his family), he declared “la ilaha illa Allah” three times and magnified (Allahu akbar) three times. Then it (the cup) spoke with a fluent and eloquent tongue, saying: “In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta Ha. We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unhappy” (Qur’an 20:1-2, M. H. Shakir). The Prophet smelled it and conveyed the greeting with it to ‘Ali (peace be upon him). When it came into the hand of ‘Ali (peace be upon him), it said: “In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. ‘Only Allah is your guardian and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow’” (Qur’an 5:55, M. H. Shakir). ‘Ali (peace be upon him) smelled it and conveyed the greeting with it to al-Hasan (peace be upon him). When it came into the hand of al-Hasan (peace be upon him), it said: “In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. ‘Of what do they ask one another? Of the Great News, About which they differ’” (Qur’an 78:1-3, M. H. Shakir). Al-Hasan (peace be upon him) smelled it and conveyed the greeting with it to al-Husayn (peace be upon him). When it came into the hand of al-Husayn (peace be upon him), it said: “In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. ‘Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives; and whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein; surely Allah is Forgiving, Grateful’” (Qur’an 42:23, M. H. Shakir). Then it was returned to the Prophet (blessings be upon him and his family), and it said: “In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. ‘Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth’” (Qur’an 24:35, M. H. Shakir). Ibn ‘Abbas said: I do not know whether it ascended to the heaven or disappeared into the earth by the power of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.

قوله تعالى:

اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوىٰ

Qur’an 20:5 (M. H. Shakir): The Beneficent Allah is firm in power.

99-/6970 _1- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ،وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ،عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْخَشَّابِ،عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) ،أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوىٰ .فَقَالَ:«اسْتَوَى عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ،فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ». وَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ،عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْخَشَّابِ،عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ،رَفَعَهُ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،مِثْلَهُ.

99-/6970 _1- Muhammad b. Ya‘qub—through ‘Ali b. Muhammad and Muhammad b. al-Hasan, from Sahl b. Ziyad, from al-Hasan b. Musa al-Khashshab, from some of his men, from Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him), that he was asked about Allah’s saying, “The Beneficent (Allah) is firm in power.” He said: “He is established over everything; nothing is nearer to Him than anything else.” Ibn Babawayh also narrated it: Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us, Muhammad b. Yahya al-‘Attar from Sahl b. Ziyad, from al-Hasan b. Musa al-Khashshab, from some of his men, raising it to Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him), likewise.

99-/6971 _2- وَ عَنْهُ،بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ:عَنْ سَهْلٍ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَارِدٍ:أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوىٰ فَقَالَ:«اسْتَوَى عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ،فَلَيْسَ أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ». وَ رَوَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ:عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَارِدٍ،قَالَ:سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ. وَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ بَابَوَيْهِ،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ(رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ)،قَالَ:حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ،عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْآدَمِيِّ،عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَارِدٍ:أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ.

99-/6971 _2- And from him, with this chain: from Sahl, from al-Hasan b. Mahbub, from Muhammad b. Marid, that Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him) was asked about Allah’s saying, “The Beneficent (Allah) is firm in power,” and he said: “He is established over everything; nothing is nearer to Him than anything else.” And ‘Ali b. Ibrahim narrated it: from Muhammad b. Abi ‘Abd Allah, from Sahl b. Ziyad, from al-Hasan b. Mahbub, from Muhammad b. Marid—he said: Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him) was asked, and he mentioned the like. And Ibn Babawayh narrated it: Muhammad b. ‘Ali Majilawayh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-‘Attar (from) Sahl b. Ziyad al-Adami, from al-Hasan b. Mahbub, from Muhammad b. Marid—that Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him) [said], and he mentioned the like.

99-/6972 _3- وَ عَنْهُ:عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ،عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى،عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ،قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوىٰ فَقَالَ: «اسْتَوَى فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ،فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ،لَمْ يَبْعُدْ مِنْهُ بَعِيدٌ وَ لَمْ يَقْرُبْ مِنْهُ قَرِيبٌ،اسْتَوَى فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ».

99-/6972 _3- And from him: from Muhammad b. Yahya, from Muhammad b. al-Husayn, from Safwan b. Yahya, from ‘Abd al-Rahman b. al-Hajjaj, who said: I asked Abu ‘Abd Allah (peace be upon him) about Allah’s saying, “The Beneficent (Allah) is firm in power.” He said: “He is established in every thing; nothing is nearer to Him than anything else. No distant one is far from Him, and no near one is close to Him. He is established in every thing.”

_2) -معاني الأخبار:1/22. Ma‘ānī al-Akhbār: 1/22.

_3) -تفسير الثعلبي:75«مخطوط»،العمدة:19/38،خصائص الوحي المبين:46/76. Tafsīr al-Tha‘labī: 75 “makhṭūṭ”; al-‘Umdah: 19/38; Khaṣā’iṣ al-Waḥy al-Mubīn: 46/76.

_4) -الكافي 2:6/77. Al-Kāfī 2:6/77.

_5) -تفسير القمّيّ 2:57. Tafsīr al-Qummī 2:57.

_6) -الإحتجاج:219. Al-Iḥtijāj: 219.

[1] النور 24:35. Al-Nūr 24:35.

_1) -الكافي 1:6/99. Al-Kāfī 1:6/99.

_2) -الكافي 1:7/99. Al-Kāfī 1:7/99.

_3) -الكافي 1:8/99. Al-Kāfī 1:8/99.

[2] التوحيد:4/316. Al-Tawḥīd: 4/316.

[4] تفسير القمّيّ 2:59. Tafsīr al-Qummī 2:59.

[5] التوحيد:1/315. Al-Tawḥīd: 1/315.