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 has said, ‘The Shi’a (followers) of Ali are only those who are forbearing, scholars, with parched lips and one can find signs similar to those of the monks on their faces.’”