Part 1: On One-Numbered Characteristics
A Characteristic in This World is Abstinence, and a Characteristic That is Gratitude for all Blessings
1-50 حدثنا الحسين بن أحمد بن إدريس رضي الله عنه، عن أبيه، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن بعض النوفليين، ومحمد بن سنان رفعه إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام قال: كونوا على قبول العمل أشد عناية منكم على العمل. الزهد في الدنيا قصر الامل. وشكر كل نعمة الورع عما حرم الله عز وجل. من أسخط بدنه أرضى ربه، ومن لم يسخط بدنه عصى ربه
1-50 Al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Some of the Al-Nofelites and Mohammad ibn Sin’an who linked it up to the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) who said, “Pay more attention to the acceptance of your deeds than the deeds themselves. Abstinence in the world is reducing aspirations. And gratitude for all blessings is avoiding everything which God the Honorable the Exalted has forbidden. Whoever strains his body has pleased his Lord, and whoever doesn’t strain his body has disobeyed his Lord.”
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Nothing Deserves to Be Restrained More Than the Tongue
1-51 حدثنا حمزة بن محمد بن أحمد العلوي رضي الله عنه قال: أخبرني علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن زياد بن مروان القندي، عن أبي وكيع، عن أبي إسحاق، عن الحارث قال: سمعت أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام يقول: ما من شيء أحق بطول السجن من اللسان
1-51 Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Zyad ibn Marvan al-Qandi, on the authority of Abi Vaki’a, on the authority of Abi Ishaq that Al-Harith narrated that he had heard the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) say, “Restrain your tongue more than anything else.”
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Whoever Raises his Aspirations Does Wrong
1-52 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن العباس بن معروف، عن أبي همام إسماعيل بن همام عن محمد بن سعيد بن غزوان، عن السكوني، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن آبائه، عن علي عليهم السلام قال: من: أطال أمله ساء عمله
1-52 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Abi Himmam Isma’il ibn Himam, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Qazvan, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers that Ali (MGB) said, “Whoever raises his aspirations shall do wrong.”
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Good Deeds Are Recorded for a Muslim as Long as He Remains Quiet
1-53 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن موسى بن عمر، عن علي بن الحسين بن رباط، عن بعض رجاله، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: لا يزال العبد المؤمن يكتب محسنا مادام ساكتا، فإذا تكلم كتب محسنا أو مسيئا
1-53 My father (ra) narrated to me, he said: Ahmad ibn Idris narrated on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Musa ibn Umar, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Ribat, on the authority of some of his men, that Abi 'Abdullah (a.s.) said, “Good deeds are recorded for a Muslim man as long as he remains quiet. However, once he starts to talk, good or bad deeds are recorded for him.”
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A Characteristic Having Which Will Result in God Saving You From the Fear of the Hereafter
1-54 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن حمزة بن يعلى يرفعه بإسناده قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: من مقت نفسه دون مقت الناس آمنه الله من فزع يوم القيامة
1-54 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Hamzih ibn Ya’la who linked it up through documents to God’s Prophet (MGB) who said, “Whoever is the enemy of his own self rather than the people will be saved by God from the fear of the Resurrection Day.”
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The Most Intelligent Characteristic
1-55 أخبرنا سليمان بن أحمد بن أيوب اللخمي قال: حدثنا عبدالوهاب بن خراجة، قال: حدثنا أبوكريب قال: حدثنا علي بن حفص العبسي قال: حدثنا الحسن بن الحسين العلوي، عن أبيه الحسين بن زيد، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه محمد بن علي، عن علي بن الحسين، عن الحسين بن علي، عن علي بن أبي طالب عليهم السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: رأس العقل بعد الايمان بالله عز وجل التحبب إلى الناس
1-55 Suleiman ibn Ahmad ibn Ayoob al-Lakhmy narrated that Abdul Vah’hab ibn Kharajih quoted on the authority of Abu Kurayb, on the authority of Ali ibn Hafs al-Abasi, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn al-Hussein al-Alavi, on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Zayd, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ali , on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “The most intelligent characteristic after having faith in God the Honorable the Exalted is expressing love for the people.”
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The Most Pious, the Best Worshipping, the Most Ascetic and the Most Hard-Working People
1-56 حدثنا محمد بن علي ماجيلويه رضي الله عنه، عن عمه محمد بن أبي القاسم، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله، عن العباس بن معروف، عن أبي شعيب يرفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: أورع الناس من وقف عند الشبهة، أعبد الناس من أقام الفرائض، أزهد الناس من ترك الحرام، أشد الناس اجتهادا من ترك الذنوب
1-56 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his uncle Muhammad ibn Abil-Qasim quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Abi Shoayb who linked it up to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) who said, “The most pious person is one who stops when in doubt. The best worshipping person is one who performs the obligatory deeds. The most ascetic person is one who abandons the forbidden, and the most hard-working person is one who abandons sinning.”
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Becoming Sorry Is the Same as Repenting
1-57 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن علي الجهضمي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: كفى بالندم توبة
1-57 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Ali al-Jahzamy that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “Becoming sorry is the same as repenting.”
Part 1: On One-Numbered Characteristics
Whoever Earns More Than His Meals fom This World
1-58 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن ابن محبوب، عن علي بن الحسين بن رباط، رفعه قال: شكى رجل إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام الحاجة فقال له: اعلم أن كل شيء تصيبه من الدنيا فوق قوتك فإنما أنت فيه خازن لغيرك
1-58 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Ribat who linked it up to a man who complained to the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) about his needs. The Commander of the Faithful (MGB) said, “Know that you are only a treasurer for other people for what you earn from this world that is more than your meals.”
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A Characteristic That Deserves to Be Willed
1-59 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثني علي بن الحسين السعد آبادي، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن إسماعيل بن مهران، عن درست بن أبي منصور عن عيسى بن بشير، عن أبي حمزة الثمالي، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال: لما حضرت علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام الوفاة ضمني إلى صدره ثم قال: يا بني اوصيك بما أوصاني به أبي عليه السلام حين حضرته الوفاة وبما ذكر أن أباه أوصاه به يا بني إياك وظلم من لا يجد عليك ناصرا إلا الله
1-59 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ed Abady quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Mihran, on the authority of Durost ibn Abi Mansoor, on the authority of Isa ibn Bashir, on the authority of Abi Hamzih al-Sumaly that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “When the time of death of the Blessed Ali ibn al-Hussein (MGB) arrived, he hugged me tightly and said, ‘O my son! I advise you to do what my father advised me to do at the time of his death, and reminded me what his father had advised him to do at the time of his death. O my son! I advise you not to oppress anyone who has no helper but God.’”