83. My father, may Allah grant him mercu, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Ibn Sinan, from Ibrahim bin Abi’l-Bilad, from Sudayr, that he said: I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him:

«Indeed, our matter is difficult and complicated; it is not acknowledged except by an Angel who is brought near (to Allah), or a Prophet that is sent (with a Divine Message), or a servant whom Allah has tested his heart with faith.» He said: Because among the Angels are those who are brought near and those who are not brought near, and among the Prophets there are those who are sent and those who are not sent, and among the believers there are the tested and the untested. Hence, this matter of yours was presented to the Angels, and none acknowledged it except for those who are brought near, and (it was presented) upon the Prophets, and none acknowledged it except for those who were sent, and it was presented upon the believers, and none acknowledged it except for those who were tested. He said: He then said to me: Continue in your conversation.