العِشرَةُ

SOCIAL INTERACTION

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2– Imam Ali (AS) used to say, ‘Let your heart include both need for people as well as needlessness of them – your need for them being in order to speak kindly words to them and to share your joy with them, and your needlessness of them being in order to maintain your integrity and to preserve your self-respect.’
[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 267, no. 1]

3– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The proper way to interact with people is through coexistence and close cooperation according to a set measure, two thirds of which are to know each other very well and a third of which is to feign ignorance of each other’ s faults.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 167, no. 34]

4– Imam Ali (AS) said in his will to his son al-Hasan (AS), ‘Let your family not become the most miserable of people because of you.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31]

5– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily man needs to adopt three characteristics with respect to his household and his family, even if these are not naturally present within him pleasant social interaction, the capacity to live with ampleness through evaluation, and possessiveness through protectiveness.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 236, no. 63]

6– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Associate well with one who associates with you and you will be considered a Muslim.’
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 168, no. 13]

7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Interact with people with the use of your tongues and your bodies, and part from them with your hearts and your actions.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5071]

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘For your brother, offer your blood and your wealth, for your enemy your justice and fairness, and for people in general your joy and your good favour.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 50, no. 76]

9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Obligate yourself to adopt affection, and make yourself tolerate the encumbrances of people.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 74, p. 175, no. 6]

10– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is quick to criticize people in a manner that they dislike, they will talk about him saying that which they do not know.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 151, no. 17]

11– Imam al-Hasan (AS) said, ‘Associate with people the way you would like them to associate with you.’
[A`alam al-Din, p. 297]

12– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Amicableness towards people is a third of intellect.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 366]

13– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Affection towards people is half of intellect.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 403]