ما يوجِبُ العُزلَةَ That Which Drives One to Solitude

6ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئلَ عَن عِلَّةِ اعتِزالِه ـ: فَسَدَ الزَّمانُ وتَغَيَّرَ الإخوانُ ، فرَأيتُ الانفِرادَ أسكَنَ لِلفُؤادِ .

6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked the reason for his solitude away from people, to which he replied, ‘Times have become corrupt and brothers have changed, so I found solitude to be most calming for the heart.’ [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 47, p. 60, no. 116]
 

7ـ الإمامُ العسكريُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الوَحشَةُ مِنَ النّاسِ عَلى قَدرِ الفِطنَةِ بِهِم.

7– Imam al-`Aaskari (AS) said, ‘Estrangement from people comes about as a direct result of knowing them too well.’ [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 111, no. 14]