1876 – Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Farisi narrated to us; he said: Ahmad ibn Saʿid al-Thaqafi narrated to us; he said: Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Sabiri narrated to us; he said: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us; he said: my father and ʿAbbad both heard Fadl ibn Yasar, who said: ḥāʾ.

1877 – And I, ʿUbayd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad, (likewise) relate; he said: Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yazid al-Riyahi narrated to us; he said: Abu Bakr narrated to us; he said: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us; he said: my father said: I heard Fadl ibn Yasar say:

Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn Ali was asked about the Prophet’s words, “The adulterer does not commit adultery while he is a believer, and the thief does not steal while he is a believer.” He replied, “This is Islam.” Then he drew a large circle and, within it, another, smaller circle, saying, “This inner circle is faith, enclosed within Islam. When someone commits adultery or theft, he steps outside faith; once he repents, he returns to faith. Nothing expels him from Islam except disbelief in Allah.”