2. We were told by my father (ra) that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, from Hamdan bin Sulayman, from Ayyub bin Nuh, from Isma’eel al-Farra’, from a man that said
I said to Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as): Did Rasulullah (sw) not say with regards to Abu Dharr (ra): «The sky has not shadowed upon nor has the earth carried anyone with a tongue more truthful than Abu Dharr»? He said: "Yes." (The man) asked: "Then what about Rasulullah (sw) and Amir al-Mu'minin (as)? And what about al-Hasan (as) and al-Hussain (as)?". He (the Imam) said: "How many months are there in a year?". I said: "Twelve months." He said: "How many of them are sacred?". I said: "Four months." He said: "Is the month of Ramadan among them?". I said: "No." He said: "Indeed, in the month of Ramadan there is a night that is better than a thousand months. Indeed, we are a Household
to whom none is compared with."