I then asked: What do you say about those who believe in Allah -azwj and His messenger -saww , who acknowledge His messenger -saww in all the matters that Allah -azwj has Sent, is it obligatory for them to recognise the Imam -asws from you? The Imam -asws said: Yes, it is obligatory. Do they not recognise so and so? I said, Yes, they do. The Imam -asws then said: Do you think Allah -azwj is the one who has placed such recognition (of so and so) in their hearts?
I say it by Allah -azwj that no one other than Satan has placed such recognition in their hearts. I swear by Allah -azwj that no one other than Allah -azwj has َلْهَمَ inspired the hearts of the believers with (the recognition of) our -asws rights.
[33] مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دَاهِرٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ قُثَمَ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْحَرَّانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَامَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ هَمَّامٌ وَ كَانَ عَابِداً نَاسِكاً مُجْتَهِداً إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ هُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صِفْ لَنَا صِفَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَأَنَّنَا نَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَمَّامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ هُوَ الْكَيِّسُ الْفَطِنُ بِشْرُهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَ حُزْنُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ أَوْسَعُ شَيْءٍ صَدْراً وَ أَذَلُّ شَيْءٍ نَفْساً زَاجِرٌ عَنْ كُلِّ فَانٍ حَاضٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ حَسَنٍ لَا حَقُودٌ وَ لَا حَسُودٌ وَ لَا وَثَّابٌ وَ لَا سَبَّابٌ وَ لَا عَيَّابٌ وَ لَا مُغْتَابٌ يَكْرَهُ الرِّفْعَةَ وَ يَشْنَأُ السُّمْعَةَ طَوِيلُ الْغَمِّ بَعِيدُ الْهَمِّ كَثِيرُ الصَّمْتِ وَقُورٌ ذَكُورٌ صَبُورٌ شَكُورٌ مَغْمُومٌ بِفِكْرِهِ مَسْرُورٌ بِفَقْرِهِ سَهْلُ الْخَلِيقَةِ لَيِّنُ الْعَرِيكَةِ رَصِينُ الْوَفَاءِ قَلِيلُ Muhammad ibn Jafar has narrated from Muhammad ibn lsmail from Abd Allah ibn Dahir from al-Hassan ibn Yahya from Qathm abu Qatadah al-Harrani from Abd Allah ibn Yunus who has narrated the following from Abu Abd Allah -asws : Once a man called Hammam, a devoted worshipper practicing religious rules and a hardworking man came to Amir-ul-momineen -asws , during his speech and said, O Amir-ul-momineen -asws , describe for us the qualities of the believer as if we see him before our eyes.
Amir-ul-momineen -asws said, O Hammam, a believer is a smart, intelligent one whose delight is on his face and whose sadness is in his heart, his chest is vastly open, his soul is most humble, he criticizes ones leaning to every mortal, exhorts to go for everything good.