شَيْ ءٌ وَ إِذَا سَأَلُوكَ عَنِ السَّمْعِ فَقُلْ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ كَلِّمِ النَّاسَ بِمَا يَعْرِفُونَ.

"There is nothing like Him." And when they ask you about God's hearing, say as God has said: "He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." Speak to people according to the measure of their understanding.

«25»- شی، تفسير العياشي عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ الْأُمُورِ الْعِظَامِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ مِمَّا لَمْ تَكُنْ فَقَالَ لَمْ يَأْنِ أَوَانُ كَشْفِهَا بَعْدُ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلِهِ بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِما لَمْ يُحِيطُوا بِعِلْمِهِ وَ لَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُ.

Tafsir al-'Ayyashi: Mas'ada b. Sadaqa related from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that he was asked about the great events that have not yet come to pass and that will come to pass hereafter. He said: The time for disclosing them has not yet come; and to this God, exalted, alludes in His words: "Rather, they belied what they could not encompass in knowledge, and whose interpretation had not yet come to them."

«26»- شی، تفسير العياشي عَنْ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام عَنِ الْأُمُورِ الْعِظَامِ مِنَ الرَّجْعَةِ وَ غَيْرِهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الَّذِي تَسْأَلُونِّي عَنْهُ لَمْ يَأْتِ أَوَانُهُ قَالَ اللَّهُ بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِما لَمْ يُحِيطُوا بِعِلْمِهِ وَ لَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُ.

Tafsir al-'Ayyashi: Humran said: I asked Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, about the great events — the Return and other matters. He said: The time of what you ask about has not yet come. God, exalted, has said: "Rather, they belied what they could not encompass in knowledge, and whose interpretation had not yet come to them."

«27»- ير، بصائر الدرجات مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَ الْبَصْرِيَّ يَرْوِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله قَالَ مَنْ كَتَمَ عِلْماً جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُلْجَماً بِلِجَامٍ مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ كَذَبَ وَيْحَهُ فَأَيْنَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ وَ قالَ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمانَهُ أَ تَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ مَدَّ بِهَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام صَوْتَهُ فَقَالَ لِيَذْهَبُوا حَيْثُ شَاءُوا أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَجِدُونَ الْعِلْمَ إِلَّا هَاهُنَا ثُمَّ سَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام عِنْدَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ١.

Basa'ir al-Darajat: Al-Halabi related from his father, from Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him: I was present with the Imam, peace be upon him, when a man said: Al-Hasan al-Basri relates from the Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — that the Messenger of God said: Whoever conceals knowledge will come on the Day of Resurrection to the field of the gathering bridled with a bridle of fire. He said: He has lied — woe to him! Then where do the words of God, exalted, stand: "And a believing man of Pharaoh's house, who concealed his faith, said: Would you kill a man for saying 'My Lord is God'?" Then Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, recited that verse aloud and said: Let them go wherever they will; by God, they will find knowledge nowhere but here. Then he was silent a moment and said: Knowledge is with the family of Muhammad — may God bless him and his family.

أقول: قد أوردنا بعض أسانيد هذا الخبر في باب من يجوز أخذ العلم منه و كثيرا من الأخبار في باب أن علمهم صعب مستصعب.

I say: Some chains of this report I have given in the chapter on those from whom it is permissible to take knowledge, and many of the reports in the chapter that their knowledge is hard and hard to bear.

«28»- كش، رجال الكشي جَبْرَئِيلُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الشُّجَاعِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام وَ أَنَا شَابٌّ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ جِئْتُكَ لِطَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ فَدَفَعَ إِلَىَّ كِتَاباً وَ قَالَ لِي إِنْ أَنْتَ حَدَّثْتَ بِهِ حَتَّى تَهْلِكَ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ فَعَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِي وَ لَعْنَةُ آبَائِي وَ إِنْ أَنْتَ كَتَمْتَ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً بَعْدَ هَلَاكِ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ فَعَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِي وَ لَعْنَةُ آبَائِي ثُمَّ دَفَعَ إِلَىَّ كِتَاباً آخَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ هَاكَ هَذَا فَإِنْ حَدَّثْتَ بِشَيْ ءٍ مِنْهُ أَبَداً فَعَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِي وَ لَعْنَةُ آبَائِي.

Rijal al-Kashshi: 'Amr b. Shimr related from Jabir that he said: In my youth I went in to Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him. He said: Who are you? I said: Of the people of Kufa, and I have come to you seeking knowledge. He gave me a book and said: So long as the Umayyads live, if you relate a single hadith from this book, my curse and the curse of my forefathers be upon you! And if you hide anything of it after the Umayyads have perished, my curse and the curse of my forefathers be upon you! Then he gave me another book and said: Take this; and if you ever relate anything of it, my curse and the curse of my forefathers be upon you.

«29»- كش، رجال الكشي آدَمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَلْخِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ هَارُونَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ

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