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5. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (may Allah have mercy on them) both said: Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar both said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, on the authority of `Ali ibn Ya`qub al-Hashimi, on the authority of Marwan ibn Muslim that Ibn Abu al-`Awja’ entered the presence of `Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) and said
“Do you not claim that Allah is the Creator of Everything?” Abu `Abd Allah (AS) replied, “Most certainly.” He said: “I also create.” The Imam (AS) asked him, “How do you create?” He responded, “I relieve my bowels in a place, then I stay away from it, and it makes insects. Therefore, this is my creation.” Abu `Abd Allah (AS) replied, “Is not the creator of something aware of what he has created?” He answered, “Why not?” The Imam (AS) said: “So, can you distinguish the male from the female, and the young from the old, among those insects?” The reporter says: Ibn Abu al-`Awja’ kept silent.
5 - حدثنا أبي ومحمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رحمهما الله، قالا: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، ومحمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن سهل بن زياد، عن محمد بن الحسين، عن علي بن يعقوب الهاشمي، عن مروان بن مسلم، قال
دخل ابن أبي العوجاء على أبي عبد الله عليه السلام فقال: أليس تزعم أن الله خالق كل شئ؟ فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: بلى، فقال: أنا أخلق، فقال عليه السلام له: كيف تخلق؟! فقال: أحدث في الموضع ثم ألبث عنه فيصير دواب، فأكون أنا الذي خلقتها، فقال أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: أليس خالق الشئ يعرف كم خلقه؟ قال: بلى، قال: فتعرف الذكر منها من الأنثى، وتعرف كم عمرها؟! فسكت.
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