الاُنس

INTIMACY

---

2- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Intimacy is found in three: a compatible wife, a kind child, and a loyal friend.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 231, no. 25]

3- Imam al-Ridha (AS) said, ‘Being overindulgent in one’s intimacy
[with people] drives one’s dignity away.’
[A`alam al-Din, p. 307]

4- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When a man comes out of the humiliation of disobedience to the dignity of obedience, Allah will grant him intimacy without need for a close friend and elevate him without wealth.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 359, no. 74]

5- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who isolates himself away from people will find intimacy with Allah, glory be to Him.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8644]

6- 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.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 111, no. 14]

7- Imam al-`Askari (AS) said, ‘A man who finds intimacy with Allah feels lonely among people.’
[al-Durrah al-Bahirah, p. 43]