The righteous/Pious
الكافي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: ثَلَاثٌ لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِأَحَدٍ فِيهِنَّ رُخْصَةً أَدَاءُ الْأَمَانَةِ إِلَى الْبَرِّ وَ الْفَاجِرِ وَ الْوَفَاءُ بِالْعَهْدِ لِلْبَرِّ وَ الْفَاجِرِ وَ بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ بَرَّيْنِ كَانَا أَوْ فَاجِرَيْنِ
(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – From Ali, from his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad bin Muhammad, altogether, from Ibn Mahboub, from Malik Bin Atiyya, from Anbasa Bin Mus’ab,
‘From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘Three (matters), Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has not Made any allowance for anyone regarding these – paying the entrustment to the righteous and the immoral, and the loyalty with the covenant with the righteous and the immoral, and righteousness with the parents, whether they were to be righteous or immoral’’.[1]
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 71 – The book of relationships – Ch 2 H 15
