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1572 — Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Farisi informed us. Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Thaqafi informed us. He said: Abu Abd Allah Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Sabiri informed us. He said: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us. He said: I heard Isa ibn Asim narrate from Adi ibn Adi, who said: Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to me:
“To proceed: faith has obligatory duties and prescribed laws. Whoever fulfills them has perfected his faith, while whoever does not fulfill them has not perfected his faith. If I live, I shall explain them to you, so that you may act upon them, if Allah wills. But if I die, then by Allah, I am not eager to remain in your company.”
١٥٧٢ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْفَارِسِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى السَّابِرِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبِي قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عِيسَى بْنَ عَاصِمٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ: «أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ لِلْإِيمَانِ فَرَائِضَ، وَشَرَائِعَ فَمَنِ اسْتَكْمَلَهَا اسْتَكْمَلَ الْإِيمَانَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَكْمِلْهَا لَمْ يَسْتَكْمِلِ الْإِيمَانَ، فَإِنْ عِشْتُ أُبَيِّنْهَا لَكُمْ حَتَّى تَعَمَلُوا بِهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، وَإِنْ مِتُّ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَنَا عَلَى صُحْبَتِكُمْ بِحَرِيصٍ»