Excellence in Moral Behaviors

11. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام who has said the following: “The Imam said, ‘Moral behavior is a gift that, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, bestows upon His creature. From moral behavior comes habit and intentions.’ 1 then asked, ‘Which one is better?’ The Imam said, ‘A person with an established habit is not able to do anything else. The person who possesses the intention may exercise patience for worship and thus, is the better one of the two.’”