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7ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أسعَدُ الناسِ مَن خالَطَ كِرامَ الناسِ. |
| 7– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most prosperous of people is he who mingles with honourable people.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 185, no. 2] |
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8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أكثَرُ الصَّلاحِ والصَّوابِ في صُحبَةِ اُولِي النُهى والألبابِ. |
| 8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most goodness and righteousness is to be found in the company of people of reason and understanding.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3129] |
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9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن دَعاكَ إلى الدارِ الباقيَةِ وأعانَكَ على العَمَلِ لَها ، فهُو الصَّديقُ الشَّفيقُ. |
| 9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who invites you to the everlasting abode and helps you work towards it is a compassionate friend indeed.’[Ibid. no. 8775] |
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10ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لاتُسَمِّ الرَّجُلَ صَدِيقاً سِمَةَ مَعرِفَةٍ حتّى تَختَبِرَهُ بثلاثٍ: تُغضِبُهُ فَتَنظُرُ غَضَبَهُ يُخرِجُهُ مِن الحَقِّ إلى الباطِلِ ، وعندَ الدِّينارِ والدِّرهَمِ ، وحتّى تُسافِرَ مَعهُ. |
| 10– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not call a man your friend with the true stamp of friendship until you have tested him in three matters: anger him so that you may see whether his anger takes him away from right into wrong; test him with the dinar and the dirham [in money matters]; and travel with him.’[Amali al-Tusi, p. 646, no. 1339] |
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11ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِصحَبْ مَن تَتَزَيَّنُ بهِ ، ولا تَصحَب مَن يَتَزَيَّنُ بكَ. |
| 11– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Befriend one who gives you a good image, and do not befriend one who uses you to boost his own image.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 267, no. 9] |
