٨ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الأشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يَأْتِي عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلا قَالَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنَا يَوْمٌ جَدِيدٌ وَأَنَا عَلَيْكَ شَهِيدٌ فَقُلْ فِيَّ خَيْراً وَاعْمَلْ فِيَّ خَيْراً أَشْهَدْ لَكَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تَرَانِي بَعْدَهَا أَبَداً قَالَ وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) إِذَا أَمْسَى يَقُولُ مَرْحَباً بِاللَّيْلِ الْجَدِيدِ وَالْكَاتِبِ الشَّهِيدِ اكْتُبَا عَلَى اسْمِ الله ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
8. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah  who has said the following: “Each coming day says to the sons of Adam, ‘O son of Adam, I am a new day and a witness over you. Say good in me and do good deeds; I will testify for or against you on the Day of Judgment. You will never see me thereafter.’ The Imam said that Ali  in the evening would say, ‘Welcome to the new night, and witnessing ascribe. Both of you write down in the name of Allah.’ Then he would speak of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy.’” 