Hadith 70
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Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Mohammed bin al-Hasan as-Saffar from Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalid from Ismaeel bin Mehran from Saif bin Umaira from Sulaiman bin Ja’far an-Nakh’i from Mohammed bin Muslim and others from … that Abu Ja’far Mohammed bin Ali al-Baqir (a) said
As he was asked about the best servants, the Prophet (s) said: The best servants are those who become happy when they do a good deed, seek Allah’s forgiveness when they make a mistake, show gratitude when something is given to them, and pardon when they are enraged.
حَدَّثَنَا اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ اَلْوَلِيدِ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلصَّفَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ وَ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْبَاقِرِ ع قَالَ
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ص عَنْ خِيَارِ اَلْعِبَادِ قَالَ اَلَّذِينَ إِذَا أَحْسَنُوا اِسْتَبْشَرُوا وَ إِذَا أَسَاءُوا اِسْتَغْفَرُوا وَ إِذَا أُعْطُوا شَكَرُوا وَ إِذَا اُبْتُلُوا صَبَرُوا وَ إِذَا غَضِبُوا غَفَرُوا .