139 - المداراة

139. AMICABLENESS

684 - فَضلُ المُداراةِ

684. The Virtue of Amicableness

2076.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمَرَني رَبّي بِمُداراةِ النّاسِ كَما أمَرَني بِأداءِ الفَرائضِ .¹

2076.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has commanded me to treat people amicably just as He has commanded me to fulfil the religious obligations.' ²

2077.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مُداراةُ النّاسِ نِصفُ الإيمانِ ، والرِّفقُ بِهِم نِصفُ العَيشِ .³

2077.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Being amicable towards people is half of faith, and being gentle and kind to them is half of life.' ⁴

2078.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ثَلاثٌ مَن لَم يَكُن فِيه لِمَ يَتِمَّ لَهُ عَمَلٌ : وَرَعٌ يَحجُزُهُ عَن مَعاصِي اللَّهِ ، وخُلُقٌ يُدارِي بِهِ النّاسَ ، وحِلْمٌ يَرُدُّ بِهِ جَهلَ الجاهِلِ .⁵

2078.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are three things that if are not present with someone then their actions are incomplete: piety preventing one from disobeying Allah, a character through which one is amicable towards people, and clemency with which to deal with the rashness of the ignorant.' ⁶

2079.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ مُداراةُ النّاسِ .⁷

2079.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The fruit of [strong] intellect is amicableness with people.' ⁸

2080.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سَلامَةُ الدِّينِ وَالدُّنيا في مُداراةِ النّاسِ .⁹

2080.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The security of this world and the Hereafter lies in amicableness with people.' ¹⁰

2081.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن دَارى‏ أضدادَهُ أمِنَ المَحارِبَ .¹¹

2081.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever is amicable towards his enemies is secure from war.' ¹²

2082.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن لَم يُصلِحْهُ حُسنُ المُداراةِ أصلَحَهُ سُوءُ المُكافاةِ .¹³

2082.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever is not improved by the goodness of amicableness will be improved by the evil consequences [of the absence of it].' ¹⁴

2083.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كَلامٍ لَهُ يُوَبِّخُ فِيهِ أصحابَهُ - : كَم اُداريكُم كَما تُدارَى البِكارُ العَمِدَةُ ، وَالثِّيابُ المُتَداعِيَةُ ، كُلَّما حِيصَت مِن جانِبٍ تَهَتَّكتْ مِن آخَرَ ... و إنّي لَعالِمٌ بِما يُصلِحُكُم ويُقِيمُ أوَدَكُم ، ولكِنّي لا أرى إصلاحَكُم بِإِفسادِ نَفْسي .¹⁵

2083. Imam Ali (AS) when reprimanding his companions said, 'How long should I continue to be amicable with you the way one is amicable with camels with a wounded hump, or to worn clothes which when stitched on one side give way on the other... and verily I know what can improve you and how to straighten your crookedness, but I shall not improve your condition by marring myself.' ¹⁶