٤٢١- وقد روى سعد بن عبد الله عن أبي هاشم الجعفري قال: سأل محمد بن صالح الارمني أبا محمد العسكري عليه السلام عن قول الله عز وجل: ﴿يَمْحُو اللهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ﴾، فقال أبومحمد: وهل يمحو إلا ما كان ويثبت إلا ما لم يكن؟ فقلت في نفسي: هذا خـلاف مـا يقول هشـام بن الحكم:إنه لا يعلم الشيء حتى يكون. فنظر إلي أبو محمد عليه السلام فقال: تعالى الجبار العالم بالاشياء قبل كونها… والحديث مختصر.
H 421 - Saad bin Abdullah has narrated from Abu Hashim Ja’fari that he said: Muhammad bin Salih Armini asked Imam Hasan Askari  about the verse: “Allah makes to pass away and establishes what He pleases, and with Him is the basis of the Book.” (13:39) Imam  said: Is it other than that He erased that which was and established that which was not there? Muhammad bin Salih Armini said: I said to myself: That which the Imam  has said is opposed to that which Hisham bin Hakam said that Almighty Allah is not aware of things, except when they come into existence. Abu Muhammad Imam Hasan Askari  glanced at me and said: Allah, the Mighty and Sublime is aware of everything, before it comes into existence, although the tradition has been condensed.