4. Abu `Ali al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi said in Naysabur year 352 AH that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Suli reported to us that Ibn Dhukwan said: I heard Ibrahim ibn al-`Abbas say

We were in the presence of al-Rida when the discussion was about the major sins, and the Mu`tazilite belief that they shall not be forgiven. Hence, al-Rida said: Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq said: “The Qur’an contradicts the belief of the Mu`tazilites. Allah, the Mighty and High, says: Verily, your Lord is the Lord of forgiveness to people despite their injustice. The Compiler of this book says: The tradition is detailed; we have extracted from it the required passage.