Hadith 79

(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – From Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan, from Sahl, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Rhman Bin Kaseer, from Dawood Al Rzaqy who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah-asws about the Words of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic and His Throne was upon the water [11: 7]. He-asws said: ‘What are they (people) saying? ’ I said, ‘They are saying that the Throne was upon the water and the Lord-azwj above it’. He-asws said: ‘They are lying! The one who claim this, so he has rendered Allah-azwj as a carried One, and described Him-azwj by a description of the creatures, and necessitated it that the thing which is carrying Him-azwj is stronger than Him-azwj’. I said, ‘Explain it for me, may I be sacrificed for you-asws! ’
He-asws said: ‘Allah-azwj Loaded His-azwj Religion and His-azwj Knowledge upon the water, before the coming into being of the earth, or sky, or Jinn, or humans, or sun, or moon. When Allah‑azwj Wanted to Create the creatures, Scattered them in front of Him-azwj, and Said to them: “Who is your Lord-azwj? ” So the firsts ones to speak were Rasool-Allahsaww and Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and the Imams-asws, so they said: ‘You-azwj are our-asws Lord-azwj’. He-azwj Loaded the Knowledge and the Religion on them-asws, then Said to the Angels: “They‑asws are the carriers of My-azwj Religion, and My-azwj Knowledge, and My-azwj Trustees among My‑azwj creatures, and they would be asked from’. Then He-azwj Said to the Children of Adamas: “Acknowledge to Allah-azwj with the Lordship, and to these persons-asws with the Wilayah and the obedience! ” They said, ‘Yes, our Lord-azwj, we acknowledge’. Allah-azwj Said to the Angels: “Bear witness! ” The Angels said: ‘We bear witness upon that they cannot be saying tomorrow that ‘We were oblivious of this’” [7: 172], Or you should be saying, ‘But rather, our fathers associated from before, and were an offspring from after them. Will You Destroy us due to the deeds of the wrong-doers? ’ [7: 173]. O Dawood! Our-asws Wilayah had been pacted upon them during the Covenant’’. [86]