10-11 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Yazid ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Atiye that Aba Abdullahas-Sadiq (MGB) said, “The following ten characteristics are due to nobility. Try to attain them if you can. They may exist in a father, but not exist in his son. They may exist in a son but not exist in his father. They may exist in a slave, but not in a free person. They are: courage in a battle; honesty in speech; returning what you are entrusted with; visiting the relations of kin; entertaining the guests; feeding the beggars; returning favors; respecting and being kind to neighbors; respecting and being kind to friends; and above all being modest.”
Mon père nous a informés, qu'Allah soit satisfait de lui, il a dit: Nous a informés Abdallah ibn Ja'far al-Himyari, de al-Hasan ibn Musa, de Yazid ibn Ishaq, de al-Hasan ibn Atiyya, de Abu Abdallah (sur lui la paix) qui a dit: