Predestination, Divine Decree, Trials, Means of Sustenance Rates, and Restricted Powers

Al-Tawḥīd|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 60
Al-Tawḥīd

Book 2, Chapter 60

Predestination, Divine Decree, Trials, Means of Sustenance Rates, and Restricted Powers

13 - حدثنا أحمد بن الحسن القطان، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن سعيد الهمداني، قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسن بن علي بن فضال، عن أبيه، عن هارون ابن مسلم عن ثابت بن أبي صفية، عن سعد الخفاف، عن الأصبغ بن نباتة، قال: قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام لرجل: إن كنت لا تطيع خالقك فلا تأكل رزقه وإن كنت واليت عدوه فأخرج عن ملكه، وإن كنت غير قانع بقضائه وقدره فاطلب ربا سواه.
13. Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qittan said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa`id al-Hamdani said: `Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Fuddal said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Harun ibn Muslim, on the authority of Thabit ibn Abu Safiyyah, on the authority of Sa`d al-Khaffaf, on the authority of al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah that The Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام said to a man, “If you do not wish to obey your Creator, then do not eat of His Sustenance. And if you support His Enemy (Satan), then leave His Realm. If you are dissatisfied with His destiny and His Divine Decree, then find a Lord other than Him.”
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