Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Excellence in Moral Behaviors 14ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَ٠َّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْ٠ُخْتَارِ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ كَا٠ِلٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) إِذَا خَالَطْتَ النَّاسَ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لا تُخَالِطَ أَحَداً ٠ِنَ النَّاسِ إِلا كَانَتْ يَدُكَ الْعُلْيَا عَلَيْهِ فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ يَكُونُ فِيهِ بَعْضُ التَّقْصِيرِ ٠ِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ وَيَكُونُ لَهُ حُسْنُ خُلُقٍ فَيُبَلِّغُهُ الله بِ [ حُسْنِ ] خُلُقِهِ دَرَجَةَ الصَّائِ٠14.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from al- Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from ‘Ala’ ibn Kamil from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “In your association with people you should have the upper hand (to benefit them), if you are able to do so.

A servant (of Allah) who has shortcomings in his worship may have commendable moral behavior with which Allah grants him a reward of the degree of one who worships all nights and fasts all days.” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/172))