Ahmad b. al-Hasan al-Qattan narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. `Ali al-Sikri narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Zakariyya al-Jawhari narrated to us from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ammara from his father. He said: I asked al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad , saying to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Inform me regarding Allah: does He become pleased and discontented?

So, he said: Yes, but not in the way that is present among the creatures. Rather, the anger of Allah is His punishment, and His pleasure is His reward.