Hadith 695
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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.”
5-34 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن يحيى العطار، عن محمد بن أحمد قال: حدثني أبوعبد الله الرازي، عن سجادة، عن درست، عن أبي خالد السجستاني عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال
خمس خصال من لم تكن فيه خصلة منها فليس فيه كثير مستمتع أولها الوفاء، والثانية التدبير، والثالثة الحياء، والرابعة حسن الخلق والخامسة وهي تجمع هذه الخصال الحرية
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