4-98 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Salt quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Yusuf ibn Imran, on the authority of Maysam ibn Yaqoob ibn Shoayb that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said,

“The Honorable the Exalted God revealed to Adam (MGB) that He would summarize everything for him in four sayings. Adam (MGB) said, ‘O Lord! What are they?’ God said, ‘One of them is for Me; one is for you; one is between Me and you and one is between you and the people.’ Adam (MGB) said, ‘O my Lord! Please tell them to me so that I may learn them.’ God said, ‘The one that is for Me is that you should worship Me and do not ascribe any partners for Me. The one which is for you is that I will give the recompense of your work to you when you are very needy for it. The one which is between you and Me is that you should supplicate to Me and I will answer. The one that is between you and the people is that you should accept for yourself whatever you accept for the people.’”