This Book speaks to you in all truth (45:29)
Al-Kāfi|Volume 8|Book 1|Chapter 11
سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الدَّيْلَمِيِّ الْمِصْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ هذا كِتابُنا يَنْطِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْكِتَابَ لَمْ يَنْطِقْ وَ لَنْ يَنْطِقَ وَ لَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) هُوَ النَّاطِقُ بِالْكِتَابِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ هَذَا كِتَابُنَا يُنْطَقُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّا لَا نَقْرَؤُهَا هَكَذَا فَقَالَ هَكَذَا وَ اللَّهِ نَزَلَ بِهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ لَكِنَّهُ فِيمَا حُرِّفَ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ .
11. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman Al-Saylami Al-Misry, from his father, from Abu Baseer, who has narrated: Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام said when the Statement of Allah عز وجل Mighty and Majestic was recited to him عليه الصلاة والسلام; “[45:29] This is Our book that speaks against you with the truth”, he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘Surely, the Book has never Spoken and will never Speak, but the Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم of Allah عز وجل, he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم is the speaker of the Book. Allah عز وجل has Said: “[45:29] This (the Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم of Allah عز وجل )is Our book that speaks against you with the truth”. The narrator said, ‘I asked, ‘May I be sacrificed for you عليه الصلاة والسلام, we do not read it as such’. He عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘By Allah عز وجل, this is how Gabriel came down with it upon Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, but this is what was altered from the Book of Allah عز وجل’.
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/107)
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