Hadith 321
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4. We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-‘Attar, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: I was told by my father, from Ahmad ibn Muhammed bin Isa, from Uthman bin Isa, from Abdullah bin Maskan, from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq, (a.s.) that he said
Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, specified the Messenger of Allah (saww) with the noblest of moral traits. Hence, test yourselves; if they are in you, then praise Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, and desire towards Him for more of them. Then he mentioned them, the ten: certainty, contentment, patience, thankfulness, satisfaction, good mannerisms, openhandedness, sense of honor, courage and manliness.
حدثنا محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى العطار - رحمه الله - قال: حدثني أبي، عن أحمد ابن محمد بن عيسى، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن عبد الله بن مسكان، عن أبي عبد الله الصادق عليه السلام قال
إن الله تبارك وتعالى خص رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله بمكارم الأخلاق فامتحنوا أنفسكم فإن كانت فيكم فاحمدوا الله عز وجل وارغبوا إليه في الزيادة منها، فذكرها عشرة: اليقين، والقناعة، والصبر، والشكر، والرضا، وحسن الخلق، والسخاء، والغيرة، والشجاعة، والمروءة.
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