29 - وَصلُ الإخوانِ‏

29. Maintaining Brotherhood

71.الإمام عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَكُونَنَّ أخوكَ أقوى‏ على‏ قَطيعتِكَ منكَ على‏ صِلَتِهِ ، ولا تَكُونَنّ على‏ الإساءَةِأقوى‏ منكَ علَى الإحسانِ .¹

71.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not let your brother be stronger in his avoidance of you than you are in your maintaining relations with him, and do not be stronger in your harm to him than in your kindness towards him.' ²

72.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : إنّ أوْصَلَ النّاسِ مَن وَصَلَ مَن قَطَعَهُ .³

72.Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, 'The best person is the one who maintains relations with one who cuts him off.' ⁴

28 - قَطِيعَةُ الإخوانِ‏

28. Cutting off Relations with Brothers

68.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنْ أرَدْتَ قَطِيعةَ أخيكَ فاستَبْقِ لَهُ مِن نفسِكَ بَقيّةً يَرجِعُ إليها إن بَدا لَه ذلكَ‏يوماً مّا .¹

68.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If you want to cut off relations with your brother make sure to leave a place for him in your heart, so he can return to it one day when he so wishes.' ²

69.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما أقبحَ القَطِيعةَ بعدَ الصِّلَةِ ، والجَفاءَ بعدَ الإخاءِ ، والعَداوةَ بعدَ المَودّةِ! ³

69.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'How awful it is to cut off relations after having maintained them, to turn away after brotherhood, and to have animosity after amity.' ⁴

70.الإمامُ الصادق عليه السلام : مَن وضَعَ حُبَّهُ في غيرِ موضعِهِ فقد تَعرَّضَ للقَطيعةِ .⁵

70.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A man who places his amity in the wrong place is bound to suffer abandonment.' ⁶

(اُنظر) عنوان 390 «الهجران» .

(See also: DESERTION: section 390)