3. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from Isma’eel bin Mahran, from Ayman bin Muhriz, from Mu’awiya bin Wahab, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon them both, was among a group of his companions at the presence of Mu’awiya, and he said to him:

O father of Muhammed, inform me about manliness. He said: A man’s preservation of his religion, his act of rectifying his land, his good manner during quarreling, the spreading of peace, the leniency of speech, maintaining abstinence and endearment to people.