1100 - مَن يَنبَغي مُصادَقَتُهُ‏

1100. People Whom One Should Befriend

3484.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أسعَدُ الناسِ مَن خالَطَ كِرامَ الناسِ .¹

3484.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most prosperous of people is he who mingles with honourable people.’²

3485.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أكثَرُ الصَّلاحِ والصَّوابِ في صُحبَةِ اُولِي النُهى‏ والألبابِ .³

3485.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most goodness and righteousness is to be found in the company of people of reason and understanding.’⁴

3486.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن دَعاكَ إلى الدارِ الباقيَةِ وأعانَكَ على العَمَلِ لَها ، فهُو الصَّديقُ الشَّفيقُ .⁵

3486.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who invites you to the everlasting abode and helps you work towards it is a compassionate friend indeed.’⁶

3487.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لاتُسَمِّ الرَّجُلَ صَدِيقاً سِمَةَ مَعرِفَةٍ حتّى‏ تَختَبِرَهُ بثلاثٍ : تُغضِبُهُ فَتَنظُرُ غَضَبَهُ يُخرِجُهُ مِن الحَقِّ إلى الباطِلِ ، وعندَ الدِّينارِ والدِّرهَمِ ، وحتّى‏ تُسافِرَ مَعهُ .⁷

3487.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not call a man your friend with the true stamp of friendship until you have tested him in three matters: anger him so that you may see whether his anger takes him away from right into wrong; test him with the dinar and the dirham [in money matters]; and travel with him.’⁸

3488.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : اِصحَبْ مَن تَتَزَيَّنُ بهِ ، ولا تَصحَب مَن يَتَزَيَّنُ بكَ ⁹ . ¹⁰

3488.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Befriend one who gives you a good image, and do not befriend one who uses you to boost his own image.’¹¹