Hadith 99

Amir Al Momineen-asws! Inform us about the Pre-determination’. He-asws said: ‘A secret of Allah-azwj, so do not discuss about it’. He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Inform us about the Pre-determination’. He-asws said: ‘When you are being adamant, so it is a matter between two matters, neither Compulsion nor Delegation’. He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! So and so is saying with the capability, and he is present’. Ali-asws said: ‘Here, with him! ’ They made him stand up, and when he-asws saw him, said to him: ‘The capability, do you own it along with Allah-azwj or from besides Allah-azwj? And beware of saying one from the two, for you will turn back’. He said, ‘What should I be saying, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘Say, ‘I own it through Allah-azwj Who Created its ownership’’. [103]
Ibn Hakeem, from Al Bazanty who said, ‘I said to Al-Reza-asws that our companions, some of them are saying with the Compulsion, and some of them are saying with the capability, so he-asws said to me: ‘Write: ‘Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Said: “O son of Adam-as! By My-azwj Desire you are the one who used to desire for yourself whatever you desired, and by My-azwj Strength you fulfilled My-azwj Obligations, and by My-azwj Bounties you were strengthened upon disobeying Me-azwj. I-azwj Made you hearing, seeing, strong. Whatever you achieved from a good deed, it is from Allah-azwj, and whatever you achieved from an evil deed, it is from yourself, and that is because I-azwj am foremost with your good deeds than you are, and you are foremost with your evil deeds than I-azwj am, and that is because I-azwj will not be question about what I-azwj do and they would be Questioned! ” I-asws have organised for you all things you wanted’’. [104]
‘A’alam Al Deen’ of Al Daylami –
‘It is reported that Tawoos Al-Yamani went to Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Sadiq-asws, and he-asws knew that he was saying with the Pre-determination, so he-asws said to him: ‘O Tawoos! Who is more accepting of the excuses than Allah-azwj, from the ones who excuse, and He-azwj is Truthful in His-azwj Excusing? ’ He said, ‘There is no one more accepting of the excuses than Him-azwj’. He-asws said to him: ‘Who is more truthful from the ones who says, ‘I am not able’ and he is (indeed) not able? ’ Tawoos said, ‘There is no one more truthful than Him-azwj’. Al-Sadiq-asws said to him: ‘O Tawoos! Then what is the matter, One-azwj Who is the most accepting of the excuses, does not Accept the excuse of the one who says, ‘I am not able’, and he is (indeed) not able? ’ Tawoos stood up and he was saying, ‘There isn’t any enmity between me and the t