33 - الاُنس‏

33. INTIMACY

205 - ما يَنبغي من الاُنسِ‏

205. Things That One Should Get Intimate With

629.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يُؤنِسَنّكَ إلّا الحقُّ ، ولا يُوحِشَنّكَ إلّا الباطلُ .¹

629.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not let anything other than the truth be your comfort, and only falsehood should desert you.' ²

630.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الاُنسُ في ثلاثٍ : في الزَّوجةِ المُوافِقَةِ، والوَلدِ البارِّ ، والصَّديقِ المُصافي .³

630.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Intimacy is found in three: a compatible wife, a kind child, and a loyal friend.' ⁴

631.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما مِن مؤمنٍ إلّا وقد جَعلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مِن إيمانِهِ اُنْساً يَسكُنُ إليهِ ، حتّى‏ لو كانَ على‏ قُلّةِ جَبلٍ لَم يَسْتَوحِشْ .⁵

631.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah makes the faith of every single believer his own [source of] intimacy, so that he will never feel lonely even if he were to be on the top of a mountain.' ⁶

632.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : مَن أنِسَ باللَّهِ اسْتَوحَشَ مِن النّاسِ .⁷

632.Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'A man who finds intimacy with Allah feels lonely among people.' ⁸

204 - احتِرامُ الذِّمَمِ‏

204. Respecting Covenants of Protection

627.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُجِيرُ على‏ اُمَّتي أدْناهُم .¹

627.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'It is up to my community to protect those who are under them [i.e. non-Muslims living in Muslim lands].' ²³

628.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المسلِمونَ إخْوةٌ ، تَتَكافَأُ دِماؤهُم ، يَسْعى‏ بذِمَّتهِم أدْناهُم ، وهُم يَدٌ على‏ مَن سِواهُم .⁴

628.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The Muslims are brothers, their blood is co-equal, the weakest among them can grant protection, and they are like one hand [united] against their enemy.' ⁵