Al-Khiṣāl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: One’s Intellect Can be Measured by Three Things اجيلويه رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا ٠د بن يحيى العطار، عن ٠د، عن سهل بن زياد، عن جعفر بن ٠د بن بشار، عن عبيدالله الدهقان، عن درست بن أبي ٠نصور، عن عبدالاعلى ٠، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠قال: يعتبر عقل الرجل في ثلاث: في طول لحيته، وفي نقش خات٠3-60 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Sahl ibn Zyad, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Bashar, on the authority of Ubaydullah al-Dihqan, on the authority of Durost ibn Abi Mansoor, on the authority of Abdul Ali - the servant of the Sam Clan - that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “One’s intellect can be measured by three things: long beard, marking on his ring and nickname.”