It is narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah from Ahmad ibn abu 'Abdallah from his father from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami from Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Hashimi who has said the
following.
"I heard abu al-Hassan Musa ibn Ja'far (a.s.) saying, 'There can nothing until Allah would wish it to be, will, measure and decree." I asked what is the meaning of wish (Sha'a)? The Imam
replied, "It is to begin the act." I asked, "What is the meaning of measure (Qaddara)?
The Imam replied, "It is measuring the length and the width of something." I asked what is the meaning of decree (Qada)? The Imam replied, "When He decrees He lets it happen and this is
when it becomes unavoidable to happen."
H 383, Ch. 26, h 2
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from Muhammad ibn 'Isa from Yunus ibn 'Abd al- Rahman from Aban from abu Basir who has said the following.
"asked abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) about, "(Allah) Wished, Willed, Measured and Decreed." The Imam said, "Yes." I asked, "Did He love?" The Imam said, "No." I asked, "How is it that He wished,
willed measured and decreed but did not love?" The Imam said, "This is how it has come to us."
H 384, Ch. 26, h 3
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Aloi ibn Ma'bad from Wasil ibn Sulayman from 'Abdallah ibn Sinan who has said the following.
"I hear Imam abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) saying, "Allah commanded but did not want. He wanted but did not command. He commanded Satan to prostrate but He did not want it. If He wanted Satan would
have prostrated. He prohibited Adam from eating of the tree and wanted him to eat. Had He not wanted he would not have ate."
H 385, Ch. 26, h 4
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from al-Mukhtar ibn Muhammad al-Hamadani and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from 'Abdallah ibn al-Hassan al-'Alawi altogether from al-Fath ibn Yazid al-Jurjani
from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) who has said the following.
"Allah has two wills and two wishes. He has a definite will and an intended will. He prohibits but He wants it. He commands but He does not want it.
Consider that He prohibited Adam and his spouse from eating of the tree but He wanted them to eat. Had He not wanted their wish would not have surpassed Allah's wish. He commanded Ibrahim
to slaughter Ishaq but He did not want it to happen. Had He wanted it the wish of Ibrahim would not have surpassed the wish of Allah, the Most High."
H 386, Ch. 26, h 5
It is narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Ali ibn Ma'bad from Durost ibn abu Mansur from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following.
"I heard Imam abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) saying, 'He wanted and willed and did not love and did not agree. He wanted something nor to happen except in His knowledge and He willed in the same way
but He did not love it to be said, "The third of the three and He did not agree that His servants become unbelievers."
H 387, Ch. 26, h 6
It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has that Imam abul Hassan al-Rida has said the following.
"Allah said, 'O son of Adam through My wish you came into existence and it is you who wish for yourself whatever you wish. Through My power you fulfill your obligations and through My
bounties you receive strength to disobey Me. I made you made you to hear and see and be strong.
Whatever good you receive is from Allah and whatever evil afflicts you is from your own-self. It is because I have priority to your good deeds and you have priority to your bad deeds. This
is because I Ahmad ibn Muhammad not asked what I do but they are questioned ffor what they do."
