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Good Interaction
482. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Meet your brother with a happy face.”1
483. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “Whoever says to his brother in faith ‘You are welcome’, Allah the Exalted will write ‘welcome’ for him until Judgment Day.”2
484. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “Whenever you meet your brethren, shake hands and show them your happiness, this way you leave each other while your sins have certainly been forgiven.”3
485. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “Cheerfulness is a net to obtain friendship.”4
486. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “Indeed Allah hates him who frowns in the faces of his brothers.”5
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Good Remembrance
487. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “A believer is the brother of a believer. He protects him in his absence and guards his properties for him; and a believer is the mirror of the believer.”6
1.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۲, p. ۱۰۳, h. ۳, narrating from Abu Basir from Abu Ja‘far [al-Sādiq] (a.s.). Tuhaf al-‘Uqul, p. ۴۲. Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۷۴, p. ۱۷۱, h. ۳۸.
2.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۲, p. ۲۰۶, h. ۲, narrating from Jamil ibn Darrāj. Thawāb al-A‘māl, p.۱۷۶, h. ۱, narrating from Ishāq ibn ‘Ammār.
3.. al-Khisāl, p. ۶۳۳, h. ۱۰, narrating from Abu Basir and Muhammad ibn Muslim from Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) from his forefathers (a.s.). Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۷۶, p.۲۰, h. ۳.
4.. Tuhaf al-‘Uqul, p. ۲۰۲. Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۷۸, p. ۳۸, h. ۱۳.
5.. al-Firdaws, vol. ۱, p. ۱۵۳, h. ۵۵۵. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۳, p. ۴۴۱, h. ۷۳۵۰.
6.. Shu‘ab al-Imān, vol. ۶, p. ۱۱۳, h. ۷۶۴۴. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۱, p. ۱۵۲, h. ۷۵۶, narrating from al-Kharā'iti in Makārim al-Akhlāq. Both narrating from al-Muttalib ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Hantab.
