٣ - حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن هشام بن سالم، عن محمد بن مسلم، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام، قال: ما بعث الله عز وجل نبيا حتى يأخذ عليه ثلاث خصال: الاقرار بالعبودية، وخلع الأنداد، وأن الله يقدم ما يشاء ويؤخر ما يشاء. 
3. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh  said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq  “Allah, the Mighty and High, has not sent a Prophet [nabi] until He made a covenant with him regarding these things: that he would serve no god but Allah, that he would reject idols, and that Allah can hasten His decree or delay His Decree.”