ما يُفسِدُ الصَّداقَةَ That Which Corrupts a Friendship

20ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا احتَشَمَ الرجُلُ أخاهُ فقد فارَقَهُ .

20– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When a man puts his friend to shame, he has indeed parted from him.’[Ibid. v. 74, p. 165, no. 28]
 

21ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): حَسَدُ الصَّديقِ مِن سُقم المَودَّةِ .

21– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Jealousy of one’s friend stems from weakness in one’s love [for him].’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 218]
 

22ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَغْلِبَنَّ علَيكَ سوءُ الظَّنِّ ؛ فإنّهُ لا يَدَعُ بينَكَ وبينَ صَدِيقٍ صَفْحاً.

22– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not let bad opinion of people overcome you, for verily it will not leave any pardon between you and your friend.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 207, no. 1]
 

23ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَقصى على صَدِيقِهِ انقَطَعَت مَوَدَّتُهُ .

23– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who penetrates deeply into his friend’s affairs, his love for him comes to an end.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8582]
 

24ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن ناقَشَ الإخوانَ قَلَّ صَدِيقُهُ .

24– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who argues with his brothers has few friends.’[Ibid. no. 8772]
 

25ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إن أرَدتَ أن يَصفُوَ لكَ وُدُّ أخِيكَ فلا تُمازِحَنَّهُ ، ولا تُمارِيَنَّهُ ، ولا تُباهِيَنَّهُ ، ولا تُشارَّنَّهُ.

25– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘If you want the exclusive love of your brother, then do not ever make fun of him, nor quarrel with him, nor compete against him, nor be malicious to him.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 291, no. 2]
 

26ـ الإمامُ الهاديُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): المِراءُ يُفسِدُ الصَّداقَةَ القَديمَةَ ، ويُحَلِّلُ العُقدَةَ الوَثِيقَةَ ، وأقَلُّ ما فيهِ أن تَكونَ فيهِ المُغالَبَةُ ، والمُغالَبَةُ اُسُّ أسبابِ القَطيعَةِ.

26– Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘The quarrel corrupts a long friendship and dissolves strong ties, because it only really consists of strife, and strife is the main cause of a break in friendship.’[A`alam al-Din, no. 311]