ما يَنبَغي في مُخالَطَةِ النّاسِ What is Required When Interacting With People

6ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أحسِنْ مُصاحَبَةَ مَن صاحَبَكَ تَكُن مُسلِماً.

6– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Associate well with one who associates with you and you will be considered a Muslim.’ [Amali al-Saduq, p. 168, no. 13]
 

7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): خالِطوا النّاسَ بألسِنَتِكُم وأجسادِكُم ، وزايِلوهُم بِقُلوبِكُم وأعمالِكُم.

7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Interact with people with the use of your tongues and your bodies, and part from them with your hearts and your actions.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5071]
 

8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اُبذُلْ لأِخيكَ دَمَكَ ومالَكَ ، ولِعَدُوِّكَ عَدلَكَ وإنصافَكَ ، ولِلعامَّةِ بِشرَكَ وإحسانَكَ.

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘For your brother, offer your blood and your wealth, for your enemy your justice and fairness, and for people in general your joy and your good favour.’ [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 50, no. 76]
 

9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ألزِم نَفسَكَ التَّوَدُّدَ ، وصَبِّر على مُؤَناتِ النّاسِ نَفسَكَ .

9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Obligate yourself to adopt affection, and make yourself tolerate the encumbrances of people.’ [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 175, no. 6]
 

10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن أسرَعَ إلَى النّاسِ بما يَكرَهونَ قالوا فيهِ ما لا يَعلَمونَ .

10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is quick to criticize people in a manner that they dislike, they will talk about him saying that which they do not know.’ [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 151, no. 17]
 

11ـ الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): صاحِبِ النّاسَ مِثلَ ما تُحِبُّ أن يُصاحِبوكَ بِهِ .

11– Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, ‘Associate with people the way you would like them to associate with you.’ [A`alam al-Din, p. 297]
 

12ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مُجامَلَةُ النّاسِ ثُلثُ العَقلِ .

12– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Amicableness towards people is a third of intellect.’ [Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 366]
 

13ـ الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): التَّوَدُّدُ إلَى‏النّاسِ نِصفُ العَقلِ.

13– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Affection towards people is half of intellect.’ [Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 403]