Hadith 210
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1. We were told by Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Waleed al-Sulami, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Fadl, Muhammed bin Ahmad al-Katib al-Naisabouri, with a chain of narrators that he ascribed to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said
The perfection of man is in six traits: with his two small things, his two big things and his two guises. As for his two small things, they are his heart and tongue; if he fights, he fights with pneuma, and if he speaks, he speaks with a tongue. As for his two big things, they are his intellect and enthusiasm. As for his two guises, they are his property and beauty.
حدثنا أحمد بن إبراهيم بن الوليد السلمي، قال: حدثنا أبو الفضل محمد بن أحمد الكاتب النيسابوري بإسناد رفعه إلى أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام
أنه قال: كمال الرجل بست خصال: بأصغريه، وأكبريه، وهيئتيه. فأما أصغراه فقلبه ولسانه إن قاتل قاتل بجنان، وإن تكلم تكلم بلسان، وأما أكبراه فعقله وهمته، وأما هيئتاه فماله وجماله.
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