21. Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris said: My father said: Muhammad ibn Abu al-Suhban said: Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ziyad al-Azdi said, Aban al-Ahmar related to me that A man came to al-Sadiq Ja`far ibn Muhammad and said: “May my father and mother be your ransom! Admonish me with an exhortation.” So he said: If Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is the Sustainer, then why do you worry? If sustenance is allocated with fairness, then why are you greedy? If you will be held accountable, then why do you save? If Allah, the mighty and High, is generous, then why are you miserly? If the punishment from Allah, the Mighty and High, is the Hell, then why do you sin? If death is true, then why are you happy? If all actions are fro Allah, the Mighty and High, then why do you cheat? If Satan is your open enemy, then why do you neglect (your duties)? If crossing the Bridge (al-Sirat) is true, then why are you proud? If everything has been decreed, then why do you grieve? If the word is perishable, then why are you attached to it?