1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Ali bin Nu’man, from some of our companions, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Indeed, regarding My servants, you have no control over them» (15:42). He said: He has not, over this group in particular, any control. He said: I said: And how, may I be sacrificed for you, while there is in them what is in them? He said: It is not as you think. His saying: «you have no control over them» only indicates that He makes disbelief desirable to them and faith hated by them.