5-86 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Sahl ibn Zyad al-Adamy, on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nawfaly who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Imam Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) wrote his staff and ordered them to do the following five things: Sharpen your pencils a little when you want to write; write the lines close to each other; skip additional and unrelated issues; and write briefly. I admonish you against wasting the possessions of the Muslims.”
IsnādMuhammad ibn Ali Majilouyeh a rapporté: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Atar a rapporté de Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami, de Ya'qub ibn Yazid, de Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nawfali, qui a rapporté de Ja'far ibn Muhammad, que ses ancêtres, que la paix soit sur eux, ont mentionné qu'Amir al-Mu'minin (le Commandeur des Croyants), que la paix soit sur lui, a écrit à ses fonctionnaires: "Affûtez vos plumes, rapprochez vos lignes, éliminez vos bavardages inutiles à mon sujet, visez la quintessence des significations, et évitez l'excès, car les biens des musulmans ne supportent pas les dommages."