978—Muhammad ibn Uthman informed us: Sa‘id ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad narrated to us; Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Isma‘il, from Abu Salih, who said concerning His saying:

“Whatever good befalls you is from Allah, and whatever evil befalls you is from yourself.” [al-Nisa’ 4:79]

He said: “It is because of your sin, though I had decreed it for you.”