4-121 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Aban, on the authority of Al-Halabi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said,

“Indeed perseverance, kindness, patience and being good-tempered are of the characteristics of the Prophets.”