8. `Ali ibn `Abd al-Warraq and `Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan known to be Ibn Maqbarah alQazwini both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: al-Haytham ibn Abu Masruq al-Nahdi said, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn `Ulwan, on the authority of `Amr ibn Thabit, on the authority of Sa`d ibn Tarif, on the authority of al-Asbagh ibn Nabatah that

The Commander of the Faithful moved from a wall that was tilted to another wall so it was said to him, “O Commander of the Faithful! Are you fleeing from the destiny of Allah?” He replied, “I am fleeing from the destiny of Allah to the Divine Decree of Allah, the Mighty and High.”