الأُلفَة
AMITY
الحَثُّ عَلى الأُلفَةِ / Amity
1- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إزَالَةُ الرَّوَاسِي أسْهَلُ مِنْ تَأْلِيفِ القُلُوبِ المُتَنَافِرَةِ.
1- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Moving mountains is easier than bringing hostile hearts together.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 11, no. 70]
2- الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ سُرْعةَ ائْتِلاَفِ قُلُوبِ الأبْرَارِ إذا الْتَقَوا ـ وَإنْ لَمْ يُظهِرُوا التَّوَدُّدَ بأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ ـ كَسُرْعَةِ اخْتِلاَطِ ماءِ السَّمَاءِ بِماءِ الأنْهَارِ . وإنَّ بُعْدَ ائْتِلاَفِ قُلُوبِ الفُجَّارِ إذَا الْتَقَوا ـ وَإنْ أظْهَـرُوا التـَّوَدُّدَ بأَلْسِنَتِهِـمْ ـ كَبُعْـدِ البَهَـائِـمِ مِـنَ التَّعَاطُفِ وَإنْ طَالَ اعْتِلاَفُهَا عَلى مِذْوَدٍ واحِدٍ.
2- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The speed of amity between the hearts of pious people when they meet – even if they do not show their mutual love on their tongues – is like the speed of the rain water when it mixes with the water of rivers. And the distance between the hearts of the wicked when they meet – even if they make a show of love on their tongues – is like the distance between beasts that cannot have mutual affection no matter how long they eat from the same trough.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 373]
لا خَيْرَ فِيمَنْ لا يأ لَفُ ولا يُؤلَفُ / There is No Good in Someone who Does Not Like Others, Nor is He Liked by Them
الأُلفَة
AMITY
3- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خِيَارُكُمْ أحاسِنُكُمْ أخْلاَقا ، الّذِينَ يَألَفُونَ وَيُؤلَفُونَ .
3- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best among you are the ones who have the best moral traits, those who like others and are well-liked.’
[Ibid. no. 45]
4- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيْرُ المُؤْمِنِينَ مَنْ كَانَ مَأْلَفَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، وَلاَ خَيْرَ فِيْمَنْ لاَ يُؤلَفُ وَلاَ يَألَفُ.
4- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of the believers is the one who is loved by the believers, and there is no good to be found in someone who does not like others nor is he liked by them.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 265, no. 9]