٥ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) اقْرَأْ عَلَى مَنْ تَرَى أَنَّهُ يُطِيعُنِي مِنْهُمْ وَيَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِيَ السَّلامَ وَأُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَالْوَرَعِ فِي دِينِكُمْ وَالإجْتِهَادِ لله وَصِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ وَأَدَاءِ الأمَانَةِ وَطُولِ السُّجُودِ وَحُسْنِ الْجِوَارِ فَبِهَذَا جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) أَدُّوا الأمَانَةَ إِلَى مَنِ ائْتَمَنَكُمْ عَلَيْهَا بَرّاً أَوْ فَاجِراً فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِأَدَاءِ الْخَيْطِ وَالْمِخْيَطِ صِلُوا عَشَائِرَكُمْ وَاشْهَدُوا جَنَائِزَهُمْ وَعُودُوا مَرْضَاهُمْ وَأَدُّوا حُقُوقَهُمْ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْكُمْ إِذَا وَرِعَ فِي دِينِهِ وَصَدَقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَأَدَّى الأمَانَةَ وَحَسُنَ خُلُقُهُ مَعَ النَّاسِ قِيلَ هَذَا جَعْفَرِيٌّ فَيَسُرُّنِي ذَلِكَ وَيَدْخُلُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُ السُّرُورُ وَقِيلَ هَذَا أَدَبُ جَعْفَرٍ وَإِذَا كَانَ عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ بَلاؤُهُ وَعَارُهُ وَقِيلَ هَذَا أَدَبُ جَعْفَرٍ فَوَ الله لَحَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ كَانَ يَكُونُ فِي الْقَبِيلَةِ مِنْ شِيعَةِ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) فَيَكُونُ زَيْنَهَا آدَاهُمْ لِلأمَانَةِ وَأَقْضَاهُمْ لِلْحُقُوقِ وَأَصْدَقَهُمْ لِلْحَدِيثِ إِلَيْهِ وَصَايَاهُمْ وَوَدَائِعُهُمْ تُسْأَلُ الْعَشِيرَةُ عَنْهُ فَتَقُولُ مَنْ مِثْلُ فُلانٍ إِنَّهُ لآَدَانَا لِلأمَانَةِ وَأَصْدَقُنَا لِلْحَدِيثِ.
5. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from abu ‘Usamah Zayd al-Shahham who has said the following: “Once Abu ‘Abdillah  said to me, ‘Convey greetings of peace from me to all that you will see of those who obey me and uphold my words. Tell them that I enjoin upon you to be pious before Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, to restraint yourselves from the worldly attractions (sins) in the matters of your religion, to work hard, to maintain truthfulness in your words, keep your trust, perform long prostrations, and to maintain good neighborly relations. This is what Muhammad  has brought (from Allah). Return the trust to those who have entrusted you, whether they are virtuous people or evildoers. The Messenger of Allah would command to return the needle and swing thread. Maintain good relations with the people of your tribe, attend their funerals, visit their sick people, and fulfill your obligations toward them. If one of you maintains restraint in the worldly attractions (sins) in the matters of his religion, is truthful in his words, keeps his trust, has acquired proper moral discipline to behave toward people, it will be said about him, ‘This is a Ja’fari (follower of Ja’far ibn Muhammad )’, and this will bring me joy and delight and they will say, ‘This is the discipline of Ja’far.’ If otherwise, its misfortune and disgrace will trouble me and they will say, ‘This is the behavior of Ja’far. ‘By Allah my father spoke to me about a man who lived with a Shi’a (followers) of Ali  tribe whose beauty was in his keeping his trust, fulfilling his obligations, and his being the most truthful in his words. With him they would keep their important documents and valuables. If one were to ask people of the tribe about him, they would ask, “Who is like him? He is the most trusted one in safekeeping of valuables and the most truthful in his words.’”” 