The Continuity of the Divine Testament Since the Time of Adam عليه السلام

Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 22
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma

Book 2, Chapter 22

The Continuity of the Divine Testament Since the Time of Adam عليه السلام

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُمَرَ صَاحِبَ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ ثَعْلَبٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ ثَعْلَبَ‌ سُئِلَ عَنْ مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ ص إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمُ الثَّقَلَيْنِ لِمَ سُمِّيَا الثَّقَلَيْنِ قَالَ لِأَنَّ التَّمَسُّكَ بِهِمَا ثَقِيلٌ.
Narrated to us Ali bin Fadl Baghdadi: I heard Aba Amr associate of Abu Abbas Thalab saying: I heard Abu Abbas Thalab being asked about the meaning of the Prophet’s statement: “I leave among you two heavy things.” That why they are called two heavy things. He replied: “Because remaining attached to them is ‘heavy’ (difficult).”