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From him, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws who said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘The one in whom there are not three (qualities), the deed does not stand for him – piety which does not keep him away from disobedience of Allah -azwj ; and morals by which the people can be favoured with; and forebearance by which the ignorance of the ignorant is repulsed’.

[13] عنه، عن النوفلي، عن السكوني، عن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال: قال أمير – المؤمنين (ع): ثلاث من أبواب البر، سخاء التفس، وطيب الكلام، والصبر على الاذى. From him, from Al Nowfaly, from sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: ‘Three are from the Gateways of righteousness – One’s generousity, and the good speech, and the patience upon the harm’.

[14] عنه، رفعه قال: قال أبو عبد الله (ع): ثلاث من كن فيه زوجه الله من الحور العين كيف شاء، كظم الغيظ، والصبر على السيوف لله، ورجل أشرف على مال حرام فتركه لله.

From him, raising it, said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘If there are three (qualities) within someone, Rasool-Allah -saww would get him married to the Maiden Houries wheresoever he so desires to – controlling of the anger, and the patience upon the swords for the Sake of Allah -azwj , and a man who comes to forbidden wealth, and avoids it for the Sake of Allah -azwj ’.

[15] عنه، عن موسى بن القاسم، عن المحاربي، عن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: ثلاثة إن لم تظلمهم ظلموك، السفلة وزوجتك وخادمك. From him, from Musa Bin Al Qasim, from Al Maharby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Three (persons) if you are not persuasive to them, they would be unjust to you – villain, and your wife, and your servant’. وقال: ثلاثة لا ينتصفون من ثلاثة، شريف من وضيع، وحليم من سفيه، وبر من فاجر.

And he -asws said: ‘Three cannot be reformed from three – an honourable one from an abject/hopeless one, and a forebearing one from a fool, and a righteous one from an immoral one’. [16] – عنه، عن عبد الرحمن بن حماد، عن أبي عمران عمر بن مصعب، عن أبي – حمزة الثمالى، قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله (ع) يقول: العبد بين ثلاث، بلاء وقضاء ونعمة، فعليه للبلاء من الله الصبر فريضة، وعليه للقضاء من الله التسليم فريضة، وعليه للنعمة من الله الشكر فريضة.