Al-Khiṣāl - Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: One who Lacks Five Characteristics Shall Not Be Beneficial 5-34 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا ٠د بن يحيى العطار، عن ٠د قال: حدثني أبوعبد الله الرازي، عن سجادة، عن درست، عن أبي خالد السجستاني عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠نها فليس فيه كثير ٠تع أولها الوفاء، والثانية التدبير، والثالثة الحياء، والرابعة حسن الخلق والخا٠ع هذه الخصال الحرية 5-34 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Sajada, on the authority of Durost, on the authority of Abi Khalid al-Sejestani that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “One who doesn’t have the following five characteristics shall not be beneficial: being loyal; being a good manager; being modest; having a good temper and the last one is being a freedom-lover which is the combination of all the previously mentioned characteristics.”