هِشَامِ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ قَالَ: سَأَلَ اَلزِّنْدِيقُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ

Hisham ibn al-Hakam said: A heretic questioned Abu Abdullah (Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, peace be upon him).

فَقَالَ مَا تَقُولُ فِيمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ هَذَا اَلتَّدْبِيرَ اَلَّذِي يَظْهَرُ فِي هَذَا اَلْعَالَمِ تَدْبِيرَ اَلنُّجُومِ اَلسَّبْعَةِ

He asked, "What do you say about those who claim that the order observed in this world is due to the influence of the seven stars (planets)?"

قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى دَلِيلِ أَنَّ هَذَا اَلْعَالَمَ اَلْأَكْبَرَ وَ اَلْعَالَمَ اَلْأَصْغَرَ مِنْ تَدْبِيرِ اَلنُّجُومِ اَلَّتِي تُسَبِّحُ فِي اَلْفَلَكِ وَ تَدُورُ حَيْثُ دَارَتْ مُتْعِبَةً لاَ تَفْتُرُ وَ سَائِرَةً لاَ تَقِفُ

The Imam (peace be upon him) replied, "They need evidence to prove that this greater world and the smaller world are managed by the stars that swim in the sky, moving continuously without rest, and traveling without stopping."

ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ إِنَّ كُلَّ نَجْمٍ مِنْهَا مُوَكَّلٌ مُدَبَّرٌ فَهِيَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَلْعَبِيدِ اَلْمَأْمُورِينَ اَلْمَنْهِيِينَ

He then said, "Furthermore, every star is under control and governed, like slaves who are commanded and prohibited."

فَلَوْ كَانَتْ قَدِيمَةً أَزَلِيَّةً لَمْ تَتَغَيَّرْ مِنْ حَالٍ إِلَى حَالٍ

"If they were eternal and without beginning, they would not change from one state to another."

قَالَ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي عِلْمِ اَلنُّجُومِ

The heretic then asked, "What do you say about astrology?"

قَالَ هُوَ عِلْمٌ قَلَّتْ مَنَافِعُهُ وَ كَثُرَتْ مَضَرَّاتُهُ

The Imam (peace be upon him) replied, "It is a knowledge with few benefits and many harms."

لِأَنَّهُ لاَ يُدْفَعُ بِهِ اَلْمَقْدُورَ وَ لاَ يُتَّقَى بِهِ اَلْمَحْذُور

"Because it neither prevents what is destined nor wards off what is feared."

إِنْ أَخْبَرَ اَلْمُنَجِّمُ بِالْبَلاَءِ لَمْ يُنْجِهِ اَلتَّحَرُّزُ مِنَ اَلْقَضَاءِ

"If the astrologer predicts calamity, taking precautions will not save one from the decree (of Allah)."

وَ إِنْ أَخْبَرَ هُوَ بِخَبَرٍ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ تَعْجِيلَهُ

"And if he reports something, he cannot hasten its occurrence."

وَ إِنْ حَدَثَ بِهِ سُوءٌ لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُ صَرْفُهُ

"And if misfortune happens, he cannot avert it."

وَ اَلْمُنَجِّمُ يُضَادُّ اَللَّهَ فِي عِلْمِهِ بِزَعْمِهِ أَنَّهُ يَرُدُّ قَضَاءَ اَللَّهِ عَنْ خَلْقِهِ

"The astrologer opposes Allah in His knowledge by claiming that he can alter Allah's decree concerning His creation."

Reference: Mustadrak al-Wasa'il - al-Muhaddith al-Nuri - Vol. 8 - Page 123 - 124

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