A Believer’s Signs and Qualities

20. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar from abu Ayyub al-‘Attar from Jabir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far عليه السلام has said, ‘The Shi’a (followers) of Ali عليه السلام are only those who are forbearing, scholars, with parched lips and one can find signs similar to those of the monks on their faces.’”