3-97 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abdul Samad ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Han’nan ibn Sadeer, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) that his father (MGB) said, “No one deserves to be a leader unless he has three characteristics: piety which would hinder him from doing the forbidden deeds; patience which would help him control his anger; and good deputyship over those whom he leads just as if he is their kind father.”
IsnādMon père m'a informé, qu'Allah soit satisfait de lui, il a dit: Nous a informé Muhammad ibn Yahya al-ʿAttar, de la part de Muhammad ibn Ahmad, de la part de ʿAbd al-Samad ibn Muhammad, de la part de Hannan ibn Sudeyr, de la part d'Abu Abdallah, de la part de son père, que la paix soit sur eux, il a dit:
L'imamat ne convient qu'à un homme qui possède trois qualités: la piété qui le retient des interdits, la patience qui lui permet de maîtriser sa colère, et une bonne gestion envers ceux sur qui il a autorité, jusqu'à ce qu'il soit pour eux comme un père miséricordieux.
