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the earth is full of rice.
It's good to be knocked down,
custom plus the sunnah of the Prophet,

like ukia dibari djanang,

it's customary, kewi is customary, sjarak,
stale good dinggibiti,
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Islam is the nature of Minang land.
In the middle of this chapter, it has been explained that in

the four types of adat, two of them, namely adat nan savanna adat
and adat adat (both called adat with dead knots) cannot be changed,

because the substance is natural law or in Islam it is called

sunatullah and only God alone can change it. While the other two
types of adat are very permissible to change, this shows that

Minang adat is:
First, fundamentals; On very basic matters, namely

something that is contrary to sunatullah, adat is very specific, it
will not give room to accept these changes.

48 Idrus Hakimy, Mustika Series, p. 68, which means: Pushed down
the trail, the trail climbs down, custom with syarak if it is arranged, the earth is
happy that rice will be produced.
49 Datuk Nagari Basa, Tambo and Minangkabau Traditional Lineage,
(Payakumbuh: Eleonora, 1966), p. 135, which means: It is good plus good,
custom is added to the sunnah of the Prophet, like carving is decorated, custom
is strong, syarak is obligatory, doing good is given gold ringgit, Islam is all
Minang land.