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 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.”