I saw my Rabb as a young beardless lad with curly hair wearing a green garment

رأيت ربي جعدا أمرد عليه حلة خضراء

I saw my Rabb as a young beardless lad with curly hair wearing a green garment.

Firstly, the mushrik is not concerned about tanzih (declaring Allah’s purity from all imperfections). The Rawafid defend Khomeini’s statement that Fatimah is a deity and that ‘Ali is lahut al abad (deity for eternity). So how can they be of those who declare Allah’s purity from all imperfections?

Secondly, the one who authenticates the narration is not a Wahhabi. He authenticates it on the basis of it being a dream. It is possible for Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam to see something in a dream contrary to its reality just as Sayyidina Ibrahim ‘alayh al Salam saw himself slaughtering his son, Sayyidina Ismail ‘alayh al Salam, whereas he did not do this in reality.

This isnad of the hadith flows with shia narrators with their acknowledgement; those who surrounded Jafar al Sadiq—Hisham ibn al Hakam to be exact. It appears in Kitab al Tawhid:

عن يعقوب السراج قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام إن بعض أصحابنا يروون أن الله صورة مثل صورة الإنسان و قال آخر إنه في صورة أمرد جعد قطط فخر أبو عبد الله ساجدا ثم رفع رأسه فقال سبحان الذي ليس كمثله شيء

On the authority of Ya’qub al Sarraj: I said to Abu ‘Abdullah rahimahu Llah, “Some of our scholars relate that Allah has a form like that of a human.”

Another said, “He is in the form of a beardless lad, with extremely curly hair.”

Abu ‘Abdullah fell down prostrate. He then lifted his head and exclaimed, “Purity belongs to the One who nothing resembles.”[1]

Al Majlisi authenticated al Kafi’s narration which accuses Hisham ibn al Hakam, the rafidi, of narrating from al Sadiq the declaration that Allah is a hollow body. [Allah forbid!][2]

This narration indicates with clarity that this false narration is reported from those who surrounded Jafar al Sadiq with evidence from the words, “Some of our scholars.”

This type of hadith is not found in the books of hadith, but rather in the books of the hadith critics like Mizan al I’tidal[3]. In this book, al Dhahabi criticises and finds fault with many narrators who are fabricators and liars. Hence, his book is not a book of hadith like Sahih al Bukhari or Sahih Muslim. Realise this!

This narration is from the chain of Hammad ibn Salamah who is reliable, however, Ibn al Thalji reports, “I heard ‘Abbad ibn Suhayb saying, ‘Verily, Hammad did not remember/did not have a good memory. They would say that he stuffed his book with amazing narrations about some of the divine qualities. It is also said that Ibn Abi al ‘Awja’ was his stepson who would surreptitiously slip narrations into his books.”[4]

The problem with the narration is not Hammad but rather Ibrahim ibn Abi Suwaid.

Ibrahim ibn Abi Suwaid

Hafiz Ibn Hajar al ‘Asqalani says, “He is Ibrahim ibn al Fadl al Dhira’.”[5]
Al Bukhari says, “Munkar al hadi”[6]
Al Nasa’i comments, “Matruk al hadi”[7]
Al Daraqutni made similar remarks in al ‘Ilal and Al Du’afa’ wa al Matrukun[8].

Next⇒ I saw inscribed on the door of Jannat: There is no deity besides Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; ‘Ali is the brother of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

[1] Al Saduq: al Tawhid pg. 103; Bihar al Anwar vol. 3 pg. 305.

[2] Mir’at al ‘Uqul vol. 2 pg. 1.

[3] Mizan al I’tidal vol. 2 pg. 593.

[4] Mizan al I’tidal vol. 1 pg. 592.

[5] Tahdhib al Tahdhib vol. 1 pg. 127.

[6] Al Tarikh al Kabir vol. 1 pg. 989.

[7] Al Du’afa’ wa al Matrukun pg. 4.

[8] Ibid pg. 1.

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