9. He said:
Abul Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Waleed, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from
his father, who reported from
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, from
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from
Muhammad ibn Abdul Jabbar, from
al-Hasan ibn Mahboob, from Abu
Ayyub al-Khazzaz, from Abu
Hamza al-Thumali, who reported from Abu
Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon him, who said
My father ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be upon him, used to say that whoever has four characteristics in him, his faith will be deemed complete, and he will be purified of his sins, and he will meet his Lord having earned His pleasure: "He who fulfils his duty towards people for the sake of Allah, and he who is always truthful with people, and he who feels ashamed of committing any ugly deed before people and before Allah, and he who puts on the best behaviour with his family."