5-4 Abdullah ibn al-Nazr ibn Sam’an al-Tamimy - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Maliki quoted Abul Hassan Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Kharani, on the authority of Salih ibn Zyad, on the authority of Abi Uthman Abd ibn Maymun al-Sakoony, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Mo’an al-Azodi , on the authority of Imran ibn Suleiman , on the authority of Tavoos ibn al-Yaman, “I heard Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB) say, ‘There are five signs for a believer.’ I asked the Imam (MGB), ‘O son of God’s Prophet! What are they?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘Piety in private; charity at times of poverty; perseverance at times of calamity; patience at times of anger; truthfulness at times of fear.’”