7. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Imran bin Musa, from Hasan ibn Musa al-Khashhab, from Ali bin Hassaan, from Abdul-Rahman bin Kathir al-Hashimi, the servant of Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And by the witness, and by what is to be witnessed» (85:3). He said