21. My father said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn alHusayn, on the authority of both Abu Shu`ayb al-Mahamili and Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Muskan, on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq said: When a group of people were debating before him about the deeds and actins, I heard him say,

“The ability to act precedes the action. Allah, the Mighty and High, did not command anything that would cause fear or delight until He granted His Servant with the ability to act.”