Command, Prohibition, Promise and Threat

3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid رضي الله عنه said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of both Muhammad ibn Abu al-Khattab and Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani, on the authority of who he mentioned, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim al-Ja`fari on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah عليه السلام, on the authority of his forefathers عليه السلام that The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: “Whoever Allah promises to reward for an action, He will fulfill it. And whoever He threatens with punishment over an action, He may choose (either punishment or pardon).”