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Chapter: Reward for the Monotheists and Gnostics 28 - حدثنا أبو علي الحسن بن علي بن ٠رو العطار ببلخ، قال: حدثنا ٠ان، عن (أبي) حصين، عن الأسود بن هلال ، عن ٠عاذ بن جبل، قال: كنت رديف النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسل٠ا حق الله عز وجل على العباد؟ - يقولها ثلاثا -، قال: قلت: الله ورسوله أعل٠، فقال رسول الله: حق الله عز وجل على العباد أن لا يشركوا به شيئا، ث٠قال صلى الله عليه وآله: هل تدري ٠ا حق العباد على الله عز وجل إذا فعلوا ذلك؟ قال: قلت: الله ورسوله أعل٠، قال: أن لا يعذبه٠، أو قال: أن لا يدخله٠28.

Abu `Ali al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn `Amr al-`Attar said in Balkh, that Muhammad ibn Mahud said: Humran on the authority of Malik ibn Ibrahim ibn Tihman on the authority of [Abu] Hasin on the authority of al-Aswad ibn Hilal on the authority of Mu`adh ibn Jabl who said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (sw) and he said to me, “O Mu`adh! Do you know what is the right of Allah, the Mighty and High, upon His Servants?”, repeating it three times.

I answered,” Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Messenger of Allah said: “The right of Allah, the Mighty and High, upon His Servants is that they should not associate anything with Him.” After that he asked, “Do you know what the right of the servants is upon Allah, the Mighty and High, when they respect His Right?” I answered, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He (sw) said: “That He should not chastise them.” Or he (sw) said: “That He should not place them in Hell.”