Chapter on Wish and Will
H 382, Ch. 26, h 1
It is narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah from Ahmad ibn
abu ‘Abdallah from his father from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami from Ali ibn
Ibrahim al-Hashimi who has said the following.
"I heard abu al-Hassan Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.) saying, ‘There can nothing
until Allah would wish it to be, will, measure and decree." I asked what is the
meaning of wish (Sha’a)? The Imam replied, "It is to begin the act."
I asked, "What is the meaning of measure (Qaddara)? The Imam replied, "It is
measuring the length and the width of something." I asked what is the meaning of
decree (Qada)? The Imam replied, "When He decrees He lets it happen and this is when
it becomes unavoidable to happen."
H 383, Ch. 26, h 2
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from
Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Aban from abu Basir who has said the following.
"asked abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about, "(Allah) Wished, Willed, Measured and
Decreed." The Imam said, "Yes." I asked, "Did He love?" The Imam
said, "No." I asked, "How is it that He wished, willed measured and decreed
but did not love?" The Imam said, "This is how it has come to us."
H 384, Ch. 26, h 3
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Aloi ibn
Ma‘bad from Wasil ibn Sulayman from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan who has said the
following.
"I hear Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) saying, "Allah commanded but did not
want. He wanted but did not command. He commanded Satan to prostrate but He did not want
it. If He wanted Satan would have prostrated. He prohibited Adam from eating of the tree
and wanted him to eat. Had He not wanted he would not have ate."
H 385, Ch. 26, h 4
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from al-Mukhtar ibn Muhammad
al-Hamadani and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan al-‘Alawi
altogether from al-Fath ibn Yazid al-Jurjani from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) who has said the
following.
"Allah has two wills and two wishes. He has a definite will and an intended will. He
prohibits but He wants it. He commands but He does not want it. Consider that He
prohibited Adam and his spouse from eating of the tree but He wanted them to eat. Had He
not wanted their wish would not have surpassed Allah’s wish. He commanded Ibrahim to
slaughter Ishaq but He did not want it to happen. Had He wanted it the wish of Ibrahim
would not have surpassed the wish of Allah, the Most High."
H 386, Ch. 26, h 5
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ali ibn
Ma‘bad from Durost ibn abu Mansur from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following.
"I heard Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) saying, ‘He wanted and willed and did
not love and did not agree. He wanted something nor to happen except in His knowledge and
He willed in the same way but He did not love it to be said, "The third of the three
and He did not agree that His servants become unbelievers."
H 387, Ch. 26, h 6
It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu
Nasr who has that Imam abul Hassan al-Rida has said the following.
"Allah said, ‘O son of Adam through My wish you came into existence and it is
you who wish for yourself whatever you wish. Through My power you fulfill your obligations
and through My bounties you receive strength to disobey Me. I made you made you to hear
and see and be strong. Whatever good you receive is from Allah and whatever evil afflicts
you is from your own-self. It is because I have priority to your good deeds and you have
priority to your bad deeds. This is because I Ahmad ibn Muhammad not asked what I do but
they are questioned ffor what they do."