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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from Muhammad b. `Isa b. `Ubayd from Yunus b. `Abd al-Rahman from al-Hasan b. Ziyad from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Surely, Allah wanted Islam to be your religion, so beautify its company with generosity and beautiful character.
3 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم، عن محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد، عن يونس بن عبد الرحمن، عن الحسن بن زياد، عن الصادق جعفر بن محمد (عليه السلام)
أنه قال: إن الله تبارك وتعالى رضي لكم الاسلام دينا، فأحسنوا صحبته بالسخاء وحسن الخلق (1).
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