Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: Four Characteristics which Cause Grief د بن الحسن رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا ٠د بن يحيى العطار، وأح٠ران الاشعري بإسناده يرفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠أني جلست على عتبة باب، ولا شققت بين غن٠، ولا لبست سراويلي ٠سحت يدي ووجهي بذيلي 4-59 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “One day the Commander of the Faithful (MGB) was grieved and said, ‘How come I am sad!

I do not remember having sat at the doorstop; having gone in the middle of the herd; having worn my pajamas while standing up; and having cleaned my hands and face with my underwear.’ ”