فَهَا وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَی فَمِهِ فَقُلْتُ وَ لِمَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله أَتَى النَّاسَ بِمَا اكْتَفَوْا بِهِ عَلَى عَهْدِهِ وَ مَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.

At that point the Imam placed his hand upon his mouth. I said: Why? He said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family, has brought the ruling of everything up to the Day of Resurrection.

بيان: الظاهر أن ها حرف تنبيه و وضع اليد على الفم إشارة إلى السكوت و ما قيل من أنه اسم فعل بمعنى خذ و الإشارة لتعيين موضع الأخذ فلا يخفى بعده.

Apparently "ha" is a particle of calling attention, and the placing of the hand upon the mouth is an indication of silence. As for what some have said, that "ha" is a noun of command meaning "take" and the gesture is to indicate the place of taking — its far-fetchedness is not hidden.

«54»- سن، المحاسن ابْنُ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الطَّيَّارِ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام تُخَاصِمُ النَّاسَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ شَيْ ءٍ إِلَّا قُلْتَ فِيهِ شَيْئاً قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ بَابُ الرَّدِّ إِذاً.

Al-Mahasin: Muhammad b. al-Tayyar says: Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, said to me: Do you dispute with people? I said: Yes. He said: Do you answer everything they ask you? I said: Yes. He said: Then where is the door of referring back?

«55»- سن، المحاسن الْبَزَنْطِيُّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ عليه السلام نَقِيسُ عَلَى الْأَثَرِ نَسْمَعُ الرِّوَايَةَ فَنَقِيسُ عَلَيْهَا فَأَبَى ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ فَقَدْ رَجَعَ الْأَمْرُ إِذاً إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ لِأَحَدٍ أَمْرٌ.

Al-Mahasin: Al-Bazanti says: One of our companions asked al-Imam al-Rida, peace be upon him: When we hear a report or a narration, may we also use analogy upon it? The Imam, peace be upon him, forbade it and said: In that case the referring back of matters would belong to the people of analogy, and no one else would count for anything.

بيان: ضميرا الجمع راجعان إلى المعصومين عليهم السلام أي يجب إرجاع الأمر إليهم إذا أشكل عليكم إذ ليس لأحد معهم أمر و يحتمل رجوعهما إلى أصحاب القياس بل هو أظهر.

That is, all matters go back to the Infallible Ones, peace be upon them, and it is obligatory to refer to them in difficulties, since beside them no one counts for anything. It is also possible that the sense of the hadith is this: when you answer every question and use analogy, no place remains for the People of the House, peace be upon them.

«56»- سن، المحاسن عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى عليه السلام عَنِ الْقِيَاسِ فَقَالَ وَ مَا لَكُمْ وَ لِلْقِيَاسِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُسْأَلُ كَيْفَ أَحَلَّ وَ كَيْفَ حَرَّمَ.

Al-Mahasin: 'Uthman b. 'Isa says: I asked al-Imam Musa al-Kazim, peace be upon him, about analogy. He said: What have you to do with analogy? Truly God is not questioned as to how He made something lawful or unlawful.

«57»- سن، المحاسن أَبِی عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بِشْرٍ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام وَ وَرَقَةُ يَسْأَلُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَحْمِلُونَ الْحَلَالَ عَلَى السُّنَّةِ وَ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ نَتَّبِعُ عَلَى الْأَثَرِ.

Al-Mahasin: Muhammad b. Bishr al-Aslami says: I was with Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, when Waraqa asked him a question. The Imam said: Your group impose the lawful upon the practice, whereas we follow the narrations of the Prophet.

بيان: قوله عليه السلام تحملون الحلال كذا في النسخ و لعله كان بالخاء المعجمة أي تحملون الخصال و الأحكام على السنة من غير أن يكون فيها أي تقيسون الأشياء بما ورد في السنة و علی المهملة لعل المراد أنكم تحملون الشي ء الحلال الذي لم يرد فيه أمر و لا نهي على ما ورد في السنة فيه أمر أو نهي بالقياس الباطل.

"Tahmiluna al-halal" is so in the copies, but in the copy of al-Khisal and in another report "takhmiluna al-halal" is used. On the first reading its sense is that you impose qualities and rulings upon the practice while no such thing exists in the practice; or better, you measure things by analogy against what has come in the practice, and this is an imposition upon the practice. On this basis, perhaps what is meant is that you take a lawful thing concerning which no command or prohibition has come and assign it to what a command or prohibition has come concerning — that is, you use analogy.

«58»- سن، المحاسن أَبِي عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع

Al-Mahasin: Fudayl says: Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, said: