Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī · On Good Character, Kindness and Anger
محمد بن سنان عن إسحاق بن عمار قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله عليه السلام يقول: الخلق منحة يمنحها الله من شاء من خلقه فمنه سجية ومنه بنية فقلت: فأيهما أفضل؟ قال: صاحب النية أفضل فان صاحب السجية هو المجبور على الامر الذي لا يستطيع غيره وصاحب النية هو الذي يتصبر على الطاعة فيصبر فهذا أفضل.
14.Muḥammad ibn Sinān narrated from Ishāq ibn ʿAmmār who said, “I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) say, ‘[Good] character is a gift that Allah bestows to whomever He wills from His creation. Some of it is a natural disposition and some of it is [adopted and] practiced intentionally.’ I asked, ‘Which of these two is better?’ He said, ‘The one who intends it is better. For verily the one who has a natural disposition is compelled to act that way and cannot behave in any other manner, whereas the one who voluntarily intends it makes himself remain patient in obedience [to Allah] and perseveres, so he is better.’”
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