3-202 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Musa ibn Abi Ja’far al-Kumaydany quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty that Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (MGB) said,

“Patience, knowledge and silence are among the signs of the jurisprudent. Silence is one of the gates of wisdom. Silence attracts affection and is a guide for any good affair.”