3. We were told by Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ahmad bin Yunus al-Mu’adhi, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed al-Kufi al-Hamdani, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hasan bin Faddal, from his father, that he said: I asked al-Rida, Ali bin Musa, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «No! Verily, they are, from their Lord, on that Day, indeed, obstructed» (83:15) to which he said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, is not characterized by a place in which He is embodied and in which His servants will be obstructed from Him, however, He, Exalted and Glorious is He, means that they will be, from the reward of their Lord, obstructed. Also, I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And your Lord came, and the Angels, rows after rows» (89:23) to which he said: Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, is not characterized by coming and going. Exalted is He above movement. He only means by that: And the commandment of your Lord came, and the Angels, rows after rows. Also, I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Do they wait but that Allah will come to them in shadows of clouds, and so the Angels» (2:210). He said: He says: «Do they wait but that Allah will bring to them Angels in shadows of clouds.» [1] This is how it was revealed. Also, I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Allah ridiculed them» (9:78) and about His saying: «Allah derides them» (2:15) and about His saying: «And they plotted, and Allah plotted» (3:54) and about His saying: «They attempt to deceive Allah, whilst He deceives them» (4:142) to which he said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, does not ridicule, nor mock, nor plot, nor deceive, however, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will reward them with the reward of ridiculing, and the reward of mocking, and the reward of plotting, and the reward of deception. Exalted is Allah above what the wrongdoers say, a Great Highness.
IsnādNous a informé Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus al-Mu'adhdhi, qui a dit: Nous a informé Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Kufi al-Hamdani, qui a dit: Nous a informé Ali ibn al-Hasan Fadl, de son père, qui a dit:
J'ai interrogé ar-Rida Ali ibn Musa, que la paix soit sur eux, au sujet de la parole d'Allah, exalté soit-Il: "Non! Ils seront, ce jour-là, voilés de leur Seigneur." Il a dit: "Certes, Allah, glorifié et élevé soit-Il, n'est pas décrit par un endroit où Il descendrait et serait voilé de Ses serviteurs, mais Il signifie qu'ils seront voilés de la récompense de leur Seigneur. Et je lui ai demandé au sujet de la parole d'Allah, exalté soit-Il: "Et ton Seigneur viendra ainsi que les Anges, rang par rang." Il a dit: "Certes, Allah, exalté soit-Il, n'est pas décrit par des déplacements et des allées venues, Il est au-dessus de cela, mais cela signifie: l'ordre de ton Seigneur et les Anges viendront rang par rang." Et je lui ai demandé au sujet de la parole d'Allah, exalté soit-Il: "Regardent-ils donc que l'Heure leur vienne soudain, tandis qu'ils ne s'en rendent pas compte?" Il a dit: "Ils regardent-ils donc que Allah leur vienne avec les Anges dans les ombres des nuages." Et ainsi elle a été révélée. Et je lui ai demandé au sujet de la parole d'Allah, exalté soit-Il: "Allah se moque d'eux." Et au sujet de Sa parole: "Allah se joue d'eux." Et au sujet de Sa parole: "Et ils rêvent de tromper Allah, alors qu'Allah les trompe." Il a dit: "Certes, Allah, glorifié et élevé soit-Il, ne se moque pas, ne se joue pas, ne complote pas, ne trompe pas, mais Allah, exalté soit-Il, les rétribue pour leur moquerie, leur jeu, leur complot et leur tromperie. Gloire à Allah, bien au-dessus de ce que disent les injustes."