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divine sayings
twenty-second khabar (62)
God, ever mighty and majestic is He, says: “O child of Adam,
perform four prostrations in your prayer (raka¡åt) at the beginning
of the day, and I shall suf¥ce you until the end of it.”
This tradition which has an isnåd I have transmitted according to the book of al-
Nas夨, may God have mercy on him and be pleased with him. 8
twenty-third khabar (63)
God, ever mighty and majestic is He, says: “O child of Adam, how
can you deem Me weak, when I have created you in this fashion?
Despite My shaping you and proportioning you, 9 you strut about
proudly, making the earth shake with your noise; you amass and
you withhold, until you reach the point of death. Then you say: ‘I
will give in charity’, but is that the time for charity?”
I have transmitted this tradition according to the ¢ad¨th of Asad ibn M¬så. 10
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