[God, ever mighty and majestic is
He, says:] “O child of Adam, if you give generously
of the surplus you have, that is good for you, but if you withhold it, that is
bad for you. You will not face reproach for having a sufficiency, and I shall
take over with whoever you have to look after. The highest hand is better than
the lowest.”
I have transmitted this tradition
from the Ía¢¨¢ of Muslim ibn al-±ajjåj. He did not mention the following:
God, ever mighty and majestic is He,
says: “If My servant has lost his state of
purity and does not make an ablution, he maltreats Me. If he makes an ablution
and does not pray, he maltreats Me. If he prays and does not then call to Me,
he maltreats Me. If he calls to
Me and I were not to respond to him,
I would maltreat him. But I am not a Lord who commits maltreatment.”
This tradition which I have
transmitted comes from ¡Abdallåh ibn Kham¨s al-Kinån¨, known as al-Jarrå¢..[1]
