O Ali, the reality of faith and the portals of Paradise are...

O Ali, the reality of faith and the portals of Paradise are perfect and opened for those who enjoy seven characters: ____________ The Prophet (s) intends to say that these three individuals carry such an aggressive spirit. It is not an encouragement to avoid treating them fairly. It is only an invitation to treat them courteously and stand their harm. مَن أسبغ وضوءه، وأحسن صلاته، وأدّى زكاة ماله، وكفّ غضبه، وسجن لسانه، واستغفر الله لذنبه، وأدّت النصيحة لأهل بيت نبيّه.

يا عليّ، لعن الله ثلاثة: آكل زاده وحده، وراكب الفلاة وحده، والنائم في بيت وحده. يا عليّ، ثلاث يتخوّف منهنّ الجنون: التغوّط بين القبور، والمشي في خفّ واحد، والرجل ينام وحده. يا عليّ، ثلاثة يحسن فيهنّ الكذب: المكيدة في الحرب، وعدتك زوجتك، والإصلاح بين الناس.

يا عليّ، ثلاثة مجالستهم تميت القلب: To perform the (ritual) ablution properly, offer the prayers perfectly, defray the zakat, suppress the anger, control the tongue, seek Allah's forgiveness for the sin, and advise for the sake of (following) the Prophet's household. O Ali, Allah curse three individuals: he who eats his food alone, he who travels in the deserts alone, and he who passes a night in a house alone.

O Ali, insanity is expected from doing three things: to excrete among graves, to walk in a single sandal, and to sleep alone (in a house). O Ali, lying is acceptable in three situations: in trickeries of war, promising one's wife, and reconciliation between two parties. O Ali, sitting with three ones deadens the heart: مجالسة الأنذال، ومجالسة الأغنياء، والحديث مع النساء. يا عليّ، ثلاثة من حقائق الايمان: الإنفاق من الإقتار، وإنصافك الناس من نفسك، وبذل العلم للمتعلّم.

يا عليّ، ثلاث من لم يكن فيه لم يتمّ عمله: ورع يحجزه عن معاصي الله، وخلق يداري به الناس، وحلم يردّ به جهل الجهّال. يا عليّ، ثلاث فرحات للمؤمن في الدنيا: لقاء الإخوان، وتفطير الصائم، والتهجّد في آخر الليل. يا عليّ، أنهاك عن ثلاث خصال: الحسد والحرص والكبر. To sit with the mean and the rich and to talk with women (excessively). O Ali, within the realities of faith is to spend in times of hardship, treat people fairly, and offer knowledge to the learners.

O Ali, a man's deed is imperfect before he enjoys three characters: piety that stops him from committing acts of disobedience to Allah, morality through which people are treated courteously, and clemency by which the ignorance of the ignorant is refuted. O Ali, a (faithful) believer has three situations of bliss: meeting with the friends, offering food to the fasting, and practicing rites of worship in the last hours of night.