 ٤ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْخَفَّافِ أَوْ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ إِنَّ عَبْدَ الله الدَّيَصَانِيَّ سَأَلَ هِشَامَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ لَكَ رَبٌّ فَقَالَ بَلَى قَالَ أَ قَادِرٌ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَادِرٌ قَاهِرٌ قَالَ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الدُّنْيَا كُلَّهَا الْبَيْضَةَ لا تَكْبُرُ الْبَيْضَةُ وَلا تَصْغُرُ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ هِشَامٌ النَّظِرَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ أَنْظَرْتُكَ حَوْلاً ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَنْهُ فَرَكِبَ هِشَامٌ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله أَتَانِي عَبْدُ الله الدَّيَصَانِيُّ بِمَسْأَلَةٍ لَيْسَ الْمُعَوَّلُ فِيهَا إِلا عَلَى الله وَعَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَمَّا ذَا سَأَلَكَ فَقَالَ قَالَ لِي كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَا هِشَامُ كَمْ حَوَاسُّكَ قَالَ خَمْسٌ قَالَ أَيُّهَا أَصْغَرُ قَالَ النَّاظِرُ قَالَ وَكَمْ قَدْرُ النَّاظِرِ قَالَ مِثْلُ الْعَدَسَةِ أَوْ أَقَلُّ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا هِشَامُ فَانْظُرْ أَمَامَكَ وَفَوْقَكَ وَأَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا تَرَى فَقَالَ أَرَى سَمَاءً وَأَرْضاً وَدُوراً وَقُصُوراً وَبَرَارِيَ وَجِبِالاً وَأَنْهَاراً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنَّ الَّذِي قَدَرَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الَّذِي تَرَاهُ الْعَدَسَةَ أَوْ أَقَلَّ مِنْهَا قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الدُّنْيَا كُلَّهَا الْبَيْضَةَ لا تَصْغَرُ الدُّنْيَا وَلا تَكْبُرُ الْبَيْضَةُ فَأَكَبَّ هِشَامٌ عَلَيْهِ وَقَبَّلَ يَدَيْهِ وَرَأْسَهُ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَقَالَ حَسْبِي يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله وَانْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ وَغَدَا عَلَيْهِ الدَّيَصَانِيُّ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا هِشَامُ إِنِّي جِئْتُكَ مُسَلِّماً وَلَمْ أَجِئْكَ مُتَقَاضِياً لِلْجَوَابِ فَقَالَ لَهُ هِشَامٌ إِنْ كُنْتَ جِئْتَ مُتَقَاضِياً فَهَاكَ الْجَوَابَ فَخَرَجَ الدَّيَصَانِيُّ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَتَى بَابَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَلَمَّا قَعَدَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ دُلَّنِي عَلَى مَعْبُودِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَا اسْمُكَ فَخَرَجَ عَنْهُ وَلَمْ يُخْبِرْهُ بِاسْمِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ كَيْفَ لَمْ تُخْبِرْهُ بِاسْمِكَ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ قُلْتُ لَهُ عَبْدُ الله كَانَ يَقُولُ مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي أَنْتَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ فَقَالُوا لَهُ عُدْ إِلَيْهِ وَقُلْ لَهُ يَدُلُّكَ عَلَى مَعْبُودِكَ وَلا يَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ اسْمِكَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ دُلَّنِي عَلَى مَعْبُودِي وَلا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنِ اسْمِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) اجْلِسْ وَإِذَا غُلامٌ لَهُ صَغِيرٌ فِي كَفِّهِ بَيْضَةٌ يَلْعَبُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) نَاوِلْنِي يَا غُلامُ الْبَيْضَةَ فَنَاوَلَهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَا دَيَصَانِيُّ هَذَا حِصْنٌ مَكْنُونٌ لَهُ جِلْدٌ غَلِيظٌ وَتَحْتَ الْجِلْدِ الْغَلِيظِ جِلْدٌ رَقِيقٌ وَتَحْتَ الْجِلْدِ الرَّقِيقِ ذَهَبَةٌ مَائِعَةٌ وَفِضَّةٌ ذَائِبَةٌ فَلا الذَّهَبَةُ الْمَائِعَةُ تَخْتَلِطُ بِالْفِضَّةِ الذَّائِبَةِ وَلا الْفِضَّةُ الذَّائِبَةُ تَخْتَلِطُ بِالذَّهَبَةِ الْمَائِعَةِ فَهِيَ عَلَى حَالِهَا لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْهَا خَارِجٌ مُصْلِحٌ فَيُخْبِرَ عَنْ صَلاحِهَا وَلا دَخَلَ فِيهَا مُفْسِدٌ فَيُخْبِرَ عَنْ فَسَادِهَا لا يُدْرَى لِلذَّكَرِ خُلِقَتْ أَمْ لِلانْثَى تَنْفَلِقُ عَنْ مِثْلِ أَلْوَانِ الطَّوَاوِيسِ أَ تَرَى لَهَا مُدَبِّراً قَالَ فَأَطْرَقَ مَلِيّاً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَنَّكَ إِمَامٌ وَحُجَّةٌ مِنَ الله عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَأَنَا تَائِبٌ مِمَّا كُنْتُ فِيهِ.
 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Khaffaf or from his father from Muhammad ibn Ishaq who has said the following. “‘Abdallah al-Daysani asked Hisham ibn al-Hakam, ‘Do you have a God?’” He replied, “Yes, I have a God.” He then asked, “Is He powerful?” Hisham then replied, “Yes, He is powerful and the most powerful One.” The man then asked, “Can He fit the whole world inside an egg without any change in the size of either one?” Hisham then said, “Give me a little time.” The man said, “I give you one whole year and he left.” Hisham then went to see Imam abu ‘Abdallah  for an Answer. After asking permission that he was granted Hisham explained, “Al-Daysani asked me a question today and I see no one except Allah and yourself to answer it.” The Imam then asked, “What is the question?” Hisham restated the question that al-Daysani had asked. The Imam then said, “O Hisham, how many are your senses?” He replied, “They are five.” The Imam then asked, “Which one is the smallest?” He replied, “The seeing sense.” The Imam then asked, “How big is its size?” He replied, “It is about the size of the pupil or smaller.” The Imam then said, “O Hisham, look in front of you and above you and then tell me what you have seen.” Hisham then replied, “I can see the sky, the earth, the houses, the buildings, the land, the mountains and the water canals.” The Imam then said, “The One who has been able to fit all that you can see in a pupil or even a smaller thing is also able to fit the whole world in side an egg without any change in the size of any one of them. Hisham bowed down and kissed the feet, the hands and the head of the Imam  saying, “This is enough for me O descendant of the holy Prophet and then left for his home. The next day al-Daysani met him and said, “I have come just to say greetings to you and not for an answer to my question” Hisham then said, “Even if you may have come for an answer it is ready.” Al-Daysani then left to meet Imam abu ‘Abdallah  and after asking permission for a meeting which was granted he sat down and said, “O Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, “Guide me to my Lord.” The Imam then asked, “What is your name?” He then left without answering the Imam and his people asked him, “Why did you not answer the Imam?” He replied, “Were I to tell him that it is ‘Abdallah he would then ask that who is this Lord whose slave are you?” They then said, “Return to him and ask him to guide you to your Lord without asking your name.” He then returned back to the Imam and asked, “O Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, “Guide me to my Lord but do not ask my name.” The Imam asked him to sit down. A young boy, son of the Imam was there playing with an egg in his hand and the Imam asked, “Fetch me the egg O young man. The boy gave the egg to the Imam who said, “O Daysani, this is a secure castle. It has a thicker outer shell and inside of it there is much finer shell inside of which there is liquid gold and flowing silver. The liquid gold does not mix with the flowing silver nor does the flowing silver mix the liquid gold. Such is its condition no expert comes out therefrom to find out what is beneficial to it to report back all about it nor any corrupting agent enters therein so that its problems would be reported. No one knows if it is created for a male or a female. It will burst out with colors of a peacock. Do you think there is someone to design and manage it? Al-Daysani thought quietly and said, “I testify that there is no god but Allah Who is the only Lord and has no partner. I testify that Muhammad (s.a) is His servant and messenger and that you are the Imam and an authority from Allah over his creatures and I repent because of previous beliefs.”