Hadith 49

Nowf said, ‘A need presented to me-asws, to Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, so I followed Jundab Bin Zuheyr, and Al-Rabie Bin Khuseym, and a son of his brother Hammam Bin Ubadah Bin Khuseym, and he was from the companions of Al-Baranis, the worshippers, to see him-asws. We came to him-asws and caught him-asws when he-asws was going out to lead (Salat in) the Masjid. He-asws led us, and we were with him-asws, to a number of religious people who had exceeded in the innovations. They were laughing and were amusing each other. They were quick in standing to him-asws and they greeted unto him-asws. He-asws responded the salutation, then said: ‘Who are you people? ’
They said, ‘Some people from your-asws Shias, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! ’
He-asws said good things to them, then said: ‘O you all! What is the matter I-asws cannot see markings of our-asws Shias and appearances of ones who love us-asws, being in you? ’
The group withheld (from speaking) out of shame. Jundab and Al Rabie faced towards him‑asws. They said, ‘What are marking of your-asws Shias, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws? ’
He-asws was silent. Hammam who was a worshipper, a striver, said, ‘I ask you-asws, by the One‑azwj Who Honoured you-asws People-asws of the Household, and Specialised you-asws, and Loves you-asws all, please inform us with a description of your-asws Shias! ’
He-asws said: ‘Do not swear for I-asws shall be informing you all’, and he-asws placed his-asws hand upon a shoulder of Hammam and said: ‘Our-asws Shias, they are the gnostic with Allah-azwj, the workers with the Command of Allah-azwj, people of the merits, and speakers with the correctness. Their meal is the daily subsistence, and their clothing is the moderate, and their walking is in humbleness. They are exhausting themselves to Allah-azwj the Exalted in His-azwj obedience, and they are being humble to Him-azwj in worshipping Him-azwj. They carry on shutting their eyes from what Allah-azwj has Prohibited unto them, pausing their ears upon the knowledge of their religion. Their selves are descending from them into the afflictions like the one from them who descends into the prosperity. They are satisfied with Allah-azwj the Exalted with the Decree. Had it not been for the terms (lifespans) which Allah-azwj the Exalted has Written for them, their souls would not have stayed in their bodies for the blink of an eyes yearning to meet Allah-azwj, and the Rewards, and fearing from the painful Punishment. The Creator is Mighty within themselves and whatever is besides Him-azwj is small in their eyes. They and the Paradise are like the one who has seen it. They are leaning upon cushions on couches, while they and the Fire are like the one who has seen it. So they are in it as if they are being Punished. They are being patient for a few days, so their end-result is a lengthy rest. The world wants them but they don’t want it, and it seeks them but they cut themselves off from it. As for then night, they row their feet (in Salat), reciting segments of the Quran reciting it distinctly. They preach to themselves with its examples, and seek intercession for their supplication with its supplication at times, and at times they are spreading their foreheads (on the ground), and th