12-57 Abu Talib al-Muzaf’far ibn Ja’far ibn al-Muzaf’far al-Alavi al-Misri al-Samarqandi - may God be pleased be with him - narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Masood al-Ayashi quoted his father, on the authority of Abil Nazr, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Ali, on the authority of Ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Yunus ibn Abdul Rahman, on the authority of Ibn San’an, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Miskan, on the authority of Abi Basir, on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB) that the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “There are twelve signs by which a believer can be recognized: honesty of speech; returning what he is entrusted with; loyalty to his oath; minimal pride and jealousy; visiting the relations of kin; kindness with the weak; minimal association with women; being generous; being good-tempered; being patient; following knowledge in worshipping the Honorable the Exalted God. Tooba lahum (Blessed be to them) and they shall be prosperous. The word Tooba is the name of a Heavenly tree which is rooted in the Prophet’s (MGB) house. There are branches of this tree in the homes of the believers. These branches will yield whatever you desire. The branches are so extensive that if someone races under them with a fast riding horse for even one-hundred years, he will not leave the shade of this branch. If a crow starts from the base of the tree and tries to fly towards the top, it can never reach there until it gets so old that it turns white. So beware, and try to attain this boundless blessing. Indeed a believer is busy doing his work, and the people are safe from him. When the night comes, he will fall on his noblest body part to prostrate in the worship of the Sublime God. He will ask God who has created him to save him from the Fire of Hell. So beware and try to be this way."