حکمت 404: ما برابر خدا مالک چیزی نیستیم، و مالک چیزی… · Saying 404

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): وَ قَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْ مَعْنَي قَوْلِهِمْ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَا نَمْلِكُ مَعَ اللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَ لَا نَمْلِكُ إِلَّا مَا مَلَّكَنَا فَمَتَي مَلَّكَنَا مَا هُوَ أَمْلَكُ بِهِ مِنَّا كَلَّفَنَا وَ مَتَي أَخَذَهُ مِنَّا وَضَعَ تَكْلِيفَهُ عَنَّا.

On being asked the meaning of the expression: "la hawla uala qeu ata illa billah" (there is no strength nor but by means of Allah). Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: We are not master of anything along with Allah. and we are not master of anything save what He makes us master of. So, when He makes us master of anything of which He is a superior Master over us He also assigns some duties to us; and when He takes it away He will take away those duties as well