Le chapitre du sens de l'aggravation — Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār

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2. We were told by Abdul-Wahid bin Muhammed bin ‘Abdous al-‘Attar, in Nishapur, year 352, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed bin Qutayba, from Hamdan bin Sulayman al-Naisabouri, that he said: I asked Abu’l-Hasan, Ali bin Musa al-Rida, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «So, the one whom Allah wants to guide, He expands his chest to Islam» (6:125). He said: The one whom Allah wants to guide with his faith in this world to His Garden and the House of His Generosity in the Hereafter, He will expand his chest to submission to Allah, trust in Him and tranquility towards what He has promised of His reward until he is assured of Him. Moreover, the one whom He wants to lead astray from His Garden and House of Generosity in the Hereafter due to his disbelief and disobedience to Him in this world, He will make his chest tight, aggravated, until he doubts in his disbelief and his heart is distressed from his belief until he becomes as if he is elevating in the sky. Similarly, Allah makes impurity for those who do not believe.

IsnādAbd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Abdus al-Atar ibn Isfahan nous a informés en l'an deux cent cinquante-trois, il a dit: Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutaybah nous a informés, de Hamdan ibn Sulayman al-Nisaburi, il a dit: J'ai interrogé Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (que la paix soit sur lui) au sujet de la parole d'Allah, exalté soit-Il: "Celui qu'Allah veut guider, Il lui ouvre la poitrine à l'Islam." Il a dit: Celui qu'Allah veut guider par sa foi dans ce monde vers Son paradis et Sa demeure honorée dans l'au-delà, Il lui ouvre la poitrine pour la soumission à Allah, la confiance en Lui et la tranquillité par rapport à la récompense promise, jusqu'à ce qu'il soit apaisé. Et celui qu'Il veut égarer de Son paradis et de Sa demeure honorée dans l'au-delà à cause de sa mécréance et de sa désobéissance en ce monde, Il lui rend la poitrine étroite et oppressée, au point de douter de sa mécréance et d'être perturbé dans sa croyance, son cœur devient alors comme s'il montait dans le ciel, ainsi Allah place l'impureté sur ceux qui ne croient pas.