سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ لَا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مُؤْمِناً حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثُ خِصَالٍ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ نَبِيِّهِ وَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ وَلِيِّهِ فَأَمَّا السُّنَّةُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ فَكِتْمَانُ سِرِّهِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلا يُظْهِرُ عَلى غَيْبِهِ أَحَداً إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضى مِنْ رَسُولٍ وَ أَمَّا السُّنَّةُ مِنْ نَبِيِّهِ فَمُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَرَ نَبِيَّهُ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) بِمُدَارَاةِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَ أْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَ أَمَّا السُّنَّةُ مِنْ وَلِيِّهِ فَالصَّبْرُ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَ الضَّرَّاءِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Bundar, from Ibrahim Bin Is’haq, from Sahl Bin Al Haris, (It has been narrated) from Al-Dilhat a slave of Al-Reza<sup>asws</sup> who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘A <span class="iTxt">Momin</span> cannot happen to be (a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>) until there happen to be three characteristics in him – a Sunnah from his Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, and a Sunnah from His<sup>azwj</sup> Prophet<sup>saww</sup>, and a Sunnah from His<sup>azwj</sup> Guardian<sup>asws</sup>. So as for the Sunnah from his Lord<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, so it is the concealment of His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Secrets. Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Says <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:72#h26"><a href="/books/quran:72#h26">[72:26]</a></a> The Knower of the unseen! So He does not Reveal His secrets to any, <a href="/#/books/quran:72#h27"><a href="/books/quran:72#h27">[72:27]</a></a> Except to him whom He chooses from the Messenger</span>. And as for the Sunnah from His<sup>azwj</sup> Prophet<sup>saww</sup>, so it is the politeness with the people, for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Commanded His<sup>azwj</sup> Prophet<sup>saww</sup> with being polite with the people, so He<sup>azwj</sup> Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:7#h199"><a href="/books/quran:7#h199">[7:199]</a></a> Take to Forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant</span>. And as for the Sunnah of His<sup>azwj</sup> Guardian<sup>asws</sup>, so it is the patience during the destitution and the adversities’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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