قَامَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ هَمَّامٌ وَ كَانَ عَابِداً نَاسِكاً مُجْتَهِداً إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ هُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صِفْ لَنَا صِفَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَأَنَّنَا نَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَمَّامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ هُوَ الْكَيِّسُ الْفَطِنُ بِشْرُهُ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَ حُزْنُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ أَوْسَعُ شَيْءٍ صَدْراً وَ أَذَلُّ شَيْءٍ نَفْساً زَاجِرٌ عَنْ كُلِّ فَانٍ حَاضٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ حَسَنٍ لَا حَقُودٌ وَ لَا حَسُودٌ وَ لَا وَثَّابٌ وَ لَا سَبَّابٌ وَ لَا عَيَّابٌ وَ لَا مُغْتَابٌ يَكْرَهُ الرِّفْعَةَ وَ يَشْنَأُ السُّمْعَةَ طَوِيلُ الْغَمِّ بَعِيدُ الْهَمِّ كَثِيرُ الصَّمْتِ وَقُورٌ ذَكُورٌ صَبُورٌ شَكُورٌ مَغْمُومٌ بِفِكْرِهِ مَسْرُورٌ بِفَقْرِهِ سَهْلُ الْخَلِيقَةِ لَيِّنُ الْعَرِيكَةِ رَصِينُ الْوَفَاءِ قَلِيلُ الْأَذَى لَا مُتَأَفِّكٌ وَ لَا مُتَهَتِّكٌ إِنْ ضَحِكَ لَمْ يَخْرَقْ وَ إِنْ غَضِبَ لَمْ يَنْزَقْ ضِحْكُهُ تَبَسُّمٌ وَ اسْتِفْهَامُهُ تَعَلُّمٌ وَ مُرَاجَعَتُهُ تَفَهُّمٌ كَثِيرٌ عِلْمُهُ عَظِيمٌ حِلْمُهُ كَثِيرُ الرَّحْمَةِ لَا يَبْخَلُ وَ لَا يَعْجَلُ وَ لَا يَضْجَرُ وَ لَا يَبْطَرُ وَ لَا يَحِيفُ فِي حُكْمِهِ وَ لَا يَجُورُ فِي عِلْمِهِ نَفْسُهُ أَصْلَبُ مِنَ الصَّلْدِ وَ مُكَادَحَتُهُ أَحْلَى مِنَ الشَّهْدِ لَا جَشِعٌ وَ لَا هَلِعٌ وَ لَا عَنِفٌ وَ لَا صَلِفٌ وَ لَا مُتَكَلِّفٌ وَ لَا مُتَعَمِّقٌ جَمِيلُ الْمُنَازَعَةِ كَرِيمُ الْمُرَاجَعَةِ عَدْلٌ إِنْ غَضِبَ رَفِيقٌ إِنْ طَلَبَ لَا يَتَهَوَّرُ وَ لَا يَتَهَتَّكُ وَ لَا يَتَجَبَّرُ خَالِصُ الْوُدِّ وَثِيقُ الْعَهْدِ وَفِيُّ الْعَقْدِ شَفِيقٌ وَصُولٌ حَلِيمٌ خَمُولٌ قَلِيلُ الْفُضُولِ رَاضٍ عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُخَالِفٌ لِهَوَاهُ لَا يَغْلُظُ عَلَى مَنْ دُونَهُ وَ لَا يَخُوضُ فِيمَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ نَاصِرٌ لِلدِّينِ مُحَامٍ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَهْفٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ لَا يَخْرِقُ الثَّنَاءُ سَمْعَهُ وَ لَا يَنْكِي الطَّمَعُ قَلْبَهُ وَ لَا يَصْرِفُ اللَّعِبُ حُكْمَهُ وَ لَا يُطْلِعُ الْجَاهِلَ عِلْمَهُ قَوَّالٌ عَمَّالٌ عَالِمٌ حَازِمٌ لَا بِفَحَّاشٍ وَ لَا بِطَيَّاشٍ وَصُولٌ فِي غَيْرِ عُنْفٍ بَذُولٌ فِي غَيْرِ سَرَفٍ لَا بِخَتَّالٍ وَ لَا بِغَدَّارٍ وَ لَا يَقْتَفِي أَثَراً وَ لَا يَحِيفُ بَشَراً رَفِيقٌ بِالْخَلْقِ سَاعٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ عَوْنٌ لِلضَّعِيفِ غَوْثٌ لِلْمَلْهُوفِ لَا يَهْتِكُ سِتْراً وَ لَا يَكْشِفُ سِرّاً كَثِيرُ الْبَلْوَى قَلِيلُ الشَّكْوَى إِنْ رَأَى خَيْراً ذَكَرَهُ وَ إِنْ عَايَنَ شَرّاً سَتَرَهُ يَسْتُرُ الْعَيْبَ وَ يَحْفَظُ الْغَيْبَ وَ يُقِيلُ الْعَثْرَةَ وَ يَغْفِرُ الزَّلَّةَ لَا يَطَّلِعُ عَلَى نُصْحٍ فَيَذَرَهُ وَ لَا يَدَعُ جِنْحَ حَيْفٍ فَيُصْلِحَهُ أَمِينٌ رَصِينٌ تَقِيٌّ نَقِيٌّ زَكِيٌّ رَضِيٌّ يَقْبَلُ الْعُذْرَ وَ يُجْمِلُ الذِّكْرَ وَ يُحْسِنُ بِالنَّاسِ الظَّنَّ وَ يَتَّهِمُ عَلَى الْعَيْبِ نَفْسَهُ يُحِبُّ فِي اللَّهِ بِفِقْهٍ وَ عِلْمٍ وَ يَقْطَعُ فِي اللَّهِ بِحَزْمٍ وَ عَزْمٍ لَا يَخْرَقُ بِهِ فَرَحٌ وَ لَا يَطِيشُ بِهِ مَرَحٌ مُذَكِّرٌ لِلْعَالِمِ مُعَلِّمٌ لِلْجَاهِلِ لَا يُتَوَقَّعُ لَهُ بَائِقَةٌ وَ لَا يُخَافُ لَهُ غَائِلَةٌ كُلُّ سَعْيٍ أَخْلَصُ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ سَعْيِهِ وَ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ أَصْلَحُ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ عَالِمٌ بِعَيْبِهِ شَاغِلٌ بِغَمِّهِ لَا يَثِقُ بِغَيْرِ رَبِّهِ غَرِيبٌ وَحِيدٌ جَرِيدٌ حَزِينٌ يُحِبُّ فِي اللَّهِ وَ يُجَاهِدُ فِي اللَّهِ لِيَتَّبِعَ رِضَاهُ وَ لَا يَنْتَقِمُ لِنَفْسِهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ لَا يُوَالِي فِي سَخَطِ رَبِّهِ مُجَالِسٌ لِأَهْلِ الْفَقْرِ مُصَادِقٌ لِأَهْلِ الصِّدْقِ مُؤَازِرٌ لِأَهْلِ الْحَقِّ عَوْنٌ لِلْقَرِيبِ أَبٌ لِلْيَتِيمِ بَعْلٌ لِلْأَرْمَلَةِ حَفِيٌّ بِأَهْلِ الْمَسْكَنَةِ مَرْجُوٌّ لِكُلِّ كَرِيهَةٍ مَأْمُولٌ لِكُلِّ شِدَّةٍ هَشَّاشٌ بَشَّاشٌ لَا بِعَبَّاسٍ وَ لَا بِجَسَّاسٍ صَلِيبٌ كَظَّامٌ بَسَّامٌ دَقِيقُ النَّظَرِ عَظِيمُ الْحَذَرِ لَا يَجْهَلُ وَ إِنْ جُهِلَ عَلَيْهِ يَحْلُمُ لَا يَبْخَلُ وَ إِنْ بُخِلَ عَلَيْهِ صَبَرَ عَقَلَ فَاسْتَحْيَا وَ قَنِعَ فَاسْتَغْنَى حَيَاؤُهُ يَعْلُو شَهْوَتَهُ وَ وُدُّهُ يَعْلُو حَسَدَهُ وَ عَفْوُهُ يَعْلُو حِقْدَهُ لَا يَنْطِقُ بِغَيْرِ صَوَابٍ وَ لَا يَلْبَسُ إِلَّا الِاقْتِصَادِ مَشْيُهُ التَّوَاضُعُ خَاضِعٌ لِرَبِّهِ بِطَاعَتِهِ رَاضٍ عَنْهُ فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِهِ نِيَّتُهُ خَالِصَةٌ أَعْمَالُهُ لَيْسَ فِيهَا غِشٌّ وَ لَا خَدِيعَةٌ نَظَرُهُ عِبْرَةٌ سُكُوتُهُ فِكْرَةٌ وَ كَلَامُهُ حِكْمَةٌ مُنَاصِحاً مُتَبَاذِلًا مُتَوَاخِياً نَاصِحٌ فِي السِّرِّ وَ الْعَلَانِيَةِ لَا يَهْجُرُ أَخَاهُ وَ لَا يَغْتَابُهُ وَ لَا يَمْكُرُ بِهِ وَ لَا يَأْسَفُ عَلَى مَا فَاتَهُ وَ لَا يَحْزَنُ عَلَى مَا أَصَابَهُ وَ لَا يَرْجُو مَا لَا يَجُوزُ لَهُ الرَّجَاءُ وَ لَا يَفْشَلُ فِي الشِّدَّةِ وَ لَا يَبْطَرُ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَمْزُجُ الْحِلْمَ بِالْعِلْمِ وَ الْعَقْلَ بِالصَّبْرِ تَرَاهُ بَعِيداً كَسَلُهُ دَائِماً نَشَاطُهُ قَرِيباً أَمَلُهُ قَلِيلًا زَلَلُهُ مُتَوَقِّعاً لِأَجَلِهِ خَاشِعاً قَلْبُهُ ذَاكِراً رَبَّهُ قَانِعَةً نَفْسُهُ مَنْفِيّاً جَهْلُهُ سَهْلًا أَمْرُهُ حَزِيناً لِذَنْبِهِ مَيِّتَةً شَهْوَتُهُ كَظُوماً غَيْظَهُ صَافِياً خُلُقُهُ آمِناً مِنْهُ جَارُهُ ضَعِيفاً كِبْرُهُ قَانِعاً بِالَّذِي قُدِّرَ لَهُ مَتِيناً صَبْرُهُ مُحْكَماً أَمْرُهُ كَثِيراً ذِكْرُهُ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ لِيَعْلَمَ وَ يَصْمُتُ لِيَسْلَمَ وَ يَسْأَلُ لِيَفْهَمَ وَ يَتَّجِرُ لِيَغْنَمَ لَا يُنْصِتُ لِلْخَبَرِ لِيَفْجُرَ بِهِ وَ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ لِيَتَجَبَّرَ بِهِ عَلَى مَنْ سِوَاهُ نَفْسُهُ مِنْهُ فِي عَنَاءٍ وَ النَّاسُ مِنْهُ فِي رَاحَةٍ أَتْعَبَ نَفْسَهُ لآِخِرَتِهِ فَأَرَاحَ النَّاسَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ إِنْ بُغِيَ عَلَيْهِ صَبَرَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي يَنْتَصِرُ لَهُ بُعْدُهُ مِمَّنْ تَبَاعَدَ مِنْهُ بُغْضٌ وَ نَزَاهَةٌ وَ دُنُوُّهُ مِمَّنْ دَنَا مِنْهُ لِينٌ وَ رَحْمَةٌ لَيْسَ تَبَاعُدُهُ تَكَبُّراً وَ لَا عَظَمَةً وَ لَا دُنُوُّهُ خَدِيعَةً وَ لَا خِلَابَةً بَلْ يَقْتَدِي بِمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْخَيْرِ فَهُوَ إِمَامٌ لِمَنْ بَعْدَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبِرِّ قَالَ فَصَاحَ هَمَّامٌ صَيْحَةً ثُمَّ وَقَعَ مَغْشِيّاً عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَخَافُهَا عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ هَكَذَا تَصْنَعُ الْمَوْعِظَةُ الْبَالِغَةُ بِأَهْلِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ قَائِلٌ فَمَا بَالُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِكُلٍّ أَجَلًا لَا يَعْدُوهُ وَ سَبَباً لَا يُجَاوِزُهُ فَمَهْلًا لَا تُعِدْ فَإِنَّمَا نَفَثَ عَلَى لِسَانِكَ شَيْطَانٌ .
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Muhammad Bin Ja’far, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Abdullah Bin Dahir, from Al Hassan Bin Yahya, from Qusam Abu Qatada Al Harrany, from Abdullah Bin Yunus, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘A man called Hammam, and he was a worshipper, a performer of rituals, a striver, stood up to Amir Al <span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup>asws</sup> while he<sup>asws</sup> was addressing, and he said, ‘O Amir Al-<span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup>asws</sup>! Describe to us the description of the <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> (to the extent), as if we are looking at him’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Hammam! The <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>, he is the smart, the intelligent. His happiness is in his face and his grief is in his heart; the expansive thing being the chest and the humble thing being the self; restraining from everything and exhorting upon everything good; neither being spiteful, nor envious, nor leaping (quick to argue), nor abusive, nor a fault-finder, nor slanderous. He dislikes the elevation (status), and inimical to be heard of (fame), lengthy of grief, far from worrying, frequent of the silence, dignity, remembrance, gratefulness; being gloomy due to his thoughts and joyful due to his poverty, of the easygoing nature, soft flexibility, strong of loyalty, little hurtfulness, neither being a liar nor immoral. If he laughs, he does not burst out, and if he is angered he is not reckless. His laughter is a smile, and his questioning is to learn, and his referring is to understand. Abundant is his knowledge, great is his forbearance, and abundant is his mercy. Neither is he stingy, nor hasty, nor annoying, nor reckless, nor is he prejudicial in his wisdom, nor is he preoccupied in his knowledge. His self is more solid than the slab, and his temperament is sweeter than the honey. He is neither greedy, nor does he panic, nor is he violent, nor arrogant, nor pretentious. He is amicable in disputes, benevolent when referred to, judicial when angry, a friend when sought. Neither does he jeopardise, nor does he expose (others), nor is he compulsive, being of sincere cordiality, reliable of the agreement, affectionate, maintainer of relationships, forbearing, calm, of little extravagance, being pleased from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, opposes his own desires. Neither is he harsh upon the one below him, nor does he engage in what does not concern him. A helper of the Religion, a counsellor of the <span class="iTxt">Momineen</span>, a cave (shelter) for the Muslims. Neither does the praise affect him adversely nor does the greed affect his heart adversely, nor does the sport change his wisdom, nor is the ignorant notified of his knowledge. (He is) of good vocabulary, a worker, a knowledgeable one, a prudent one. He is neither with immorality, nor with inconstancy, arriving without arrogance, spending without extravagance. Neither is he with treachery nor with betrayal, nor does he pursue the faults (of others) nor is he unjust to a person, being kind of nature. He strives in the land assisting the weak, and a helper of the helpless. Neither does he tear down a veil (expose anyone), nor does he uncover a secret, being afflicted numerously and is of few complaints. If he sees a good, remembers it, and if he views an evil, he hides it, veiling the hidden and preserving the unseen, and he dismisses the stumbles and forgives the slips. He does not walk away from an advice that he can give, nor does he leave the blame of a crime but he corrects it. (He is) trustworthy, thoughtful, pious, pure, honest, agreeable. He accepts the excuse and is beautiful in mentioning (others) and thinks good of the people, and he accuses himself upon the faults. He loves for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> with understanding and knowledge, and he cut off (relationships) for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> with firmness and determination. Neither does happiness infringe upon him nor does he get excited with cheerfulness. He is a reminder for the knowledgeable one and a teacher of the ignorant. A disaster is not expected to be a disaster nor is an affliction feared from him. Every striving is more sincere in his presence than his own striving, and every self is more correct in his presence than his own self. He knows his own faults, pre-occupied with his sadness. He does not rely with anyone apart from his Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, a stranger, alone, dispossessed, sad. He loves for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and he struggles for the Sake of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> in order to pursue His<sup>azwj</sup> Pleasure, and he does not take revenge by himself on his own behalf, nor does he befriend (anyone) by incurring the Anger of his Lord<sup>azwj</sup>. He sits for the poor, being a friend of the truthful, a supporter of the people of the truth; an aider of the near ones (relatives), and a father to the orphans, (like) a husband for the widows (looking after them), a hope for the destitute (for the removal) or every abhorrence, and an aspired one for every difficulty. (He is) light and happy, neither being with a frown nor with slyness, controlling anger, smiling, having sharp insight, of great caution. He does not ignore, and if he is ignored upon, he forebears. He is not stingy, and if he is being stingy upon, he is patient. He (uses) intellect, so he is bashful and content, therefore he is self-sufficient. His bashfulness is higher than his lustful desires, and his cordiality is higher than his envy, and his pardoning is higher than his malice. He neither speaks without correctness, nor does he wear except for the moderate (clothes). His walking is humble, submissive to his Lord<sup>azwj</sup> in His<sup>azwj</sup> obedience, being pleased from him in every state of his. His intention is sincere and his deed is such that there is neither a fraud or a deception in it. His observation is a lesson, and his silence is thoughtful, and his speech is wise, advising, charitable, brotherly, advising in the private as well as in public. He neither forsakes his brother, nor does he backbite him, nor does he plot against him, nor does he despair upon what he loses, nor does he grieve upon whatever hits him, nor does he wish for what is not allowed for him to wish for, nor does he fail in the difficulties, nor is he ungrateful during the prosperity. He blends the forbearance with the knowledge and the intellect with the patience. You will see him distant from laziness, always active, hoping short-term, few of errors. There is expectancy from him, his heart is fearful remembering his Lord<sup>azwj</sup>. His self is contented, his ignorance is negated, his affairs are easy, he grieves for his sins, his lustful desires are dead, his anger is suppressed, his manners are clear, his neighbours are safe from him, his arrogance is weak. He is content with that which is Ordained for him, his patience is firm, his affairs are decisive, his remembrance (of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>) is abundant. He mixes with the people in order to learn, and he is silent for safety, and he asks to understand, and he trades to earn. He does not listen to the ‘Khabar’ (news – the Ahadeeth) in order to do mischief with, nor does he speak in order to impress those who are in front of him. His own self is tired (due to his hard work) but the people are at rest from him. He exhausts himself for his Hereafter, the people are at rest with himself. If they rebel against him, he is patient until Allah<sup>azwj</sup> happens to be the One Who Provides Help for him. His distancing from the ones who are to be distanced from him by hatred, is by integrity, and his approaching the ones who are approaching him, is by softness and mercy. His distancing is not by arrogance nor by (a feeling of) greatness, nor is his approach a deception nor a plot. But he follows with the ones who are before him, from the good people, so he is a leader for the ones who are after him from the righteous people’. (The narrator) said, ‘Hamman shrieked, then unconsciousness occurred upon him. So Amir Al-<span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup>asws</sup> said: ‘But, by Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, I<sup>asws</sup> had been afraid of it upon him’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘This is what the delivered advised does to its rightful ones’. So a person said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘So what is the matter with you<sup>asws</sup>, O Amir Al-<span class="iTxt">Momineen</span><sup>asws</sup>!’ So he<sup>asws</sup>said: ‘For every term there is no transgressing and a cause which cannot be exceeded. Therefore wait, do not exceed, for rather Satan<sup>la</sup> just blew upon your tongue’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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