Chapter 3 - On Shiite Manners

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hadith 315

Zayd al-Shuh'ham quoted upon the authority of Imam Sadiq (a.s): “O' Zayd! Be patient with your enemies since you can never fight with those rebelling against God except by obeying Him. God will keep his believing servants away from evil, as you separate a strange female camel that does not belong to you from your male camels. O' Zayd! God has chosen and has established Islam. Therefore treat the people gently and with kindness.”

عن زيد الشحام قال

قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): اصبر يا زيد على أعدائك، فإنك لن تكافي من عصى الله بأكثر من أن تطيع الله فيه، إن الله يذود عبده المؤمن عما يكره كما يذود أحدكم الجمل الغريب الذي ليس له عن إبله، يا زيد إن الله اصطفى الإسلام واختاره فأحسنوا صحبته بالسخاء وحسن الخلق.

hadith 318

Abi Ubaydeh narrated that Imam Kazim (a.s) said

“I advise you to avoid liars and those who are always fighting with each other since they have abandoned what they have been ordered to do. O' Abi Ubaydeh! Treat the people according to their own manners, and try to treat them better than they treat you. We do not consider one to be intelligent unless he knows how to talk with others. He then recited: “But surely thou will know them by the tone of their speech.” [The Holy Quran: Muhammad 47:30]

عن أبي عبيدة قال

سمعت أبا جعفر (عليه السلام) يقول: إياكم وأصحاب الخصومات والكذابين! فإنهم تركوا ما أمروا به، يا أبا عبيدة! خالقوا الناس بأخلاقهم وزائدوا في أموالهم، يا أبا عبيدة! إنا لا نعد الرجل عاقلا حتى يعرف لحن القول، ثم قرأ ﴿ولنعرفنهم في لحن القول﴾.

hadith 326

Abi Ubaydeh quoted on the authority of his father that Imam Kazim (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“I guarantee a home in Heaven for anyone who treats the people well, abstains from lying whether it be jokingly or serious; and abandons quarrelling, even if he is right.”

عن أبي عبيدة عن أبيه قال

قال أبو جعفر (عليه السلام): قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): أنا زعيم ببيت في الجنة لمن حسن خلقه مع الناس، وترك الكذب في المزاح والجد، وترك المراء وهو محق.

hadith 327

Imam Kazim (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“Good behavior will strengthen friendships, a warm welcome will eliminate animosity, and charity will speed up the arrival of your daily bread. If you believe that what you give in charity will be granted to you again, your soul will become generous through giving charity. Avoid preventing what is right while spending similarly on what is wrong.”

عن أبي إبراهيم (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) حسن الخلق يثبت المودة، وحسن البشر يذهب السخيمة، استنزلوا الرزق بالصدقة، ومن أيقن بالخلف سخت نفسه بالنفقة، وإياك أن تمنع حقا فتنفق في باطل مثليه.

hadith 340

Sabit narrated that Imam Kazim (a.s) quoted upon the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“The fastest rewards granted for good deeds are related to treating the people with gentleness, and the fastest punishments that are sent are for oppression. It is bad enough for one to be picky about things which others do but to ignore them when done by himself, or blame others for doing what he cannot abandon himself, or uselessly hurt his companions.”

عن ثابت عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن أسرع الثواب على الخير اللين، وإن أسرع الشر عقوبة البغي، وكفى بالمرء عيبا أن يبصر من الناس ما يعمي عنه من نفسه، وأن يعير الناس بما لا يستطيع تركه، وأن يؤذي جليسه بما لا يعنيه.

hadith 342

Hisham ibn Salim narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) told Hamran

“Always consider the situation of those who are lower than you are (in position), not those who are higher up than you are. This will improve your state of contentment and pleasure with what your share of daily bread is, and will also make you deserve an increase in your daily bread by God. Also beware that a little amount of constant work done with certitude is nobler near God than a lot of constant work done without certitude. Also beware that no form of piety is better than abandoning divinely forbidden acts, and abandoning gossip and the hurting of Muslims. No form of association is sweeter than one with kindness and good temper. No wealth is more useful than being content with having the minimum living needs. No ignorance is more bitter than conceit.”

عن هشام بن سالم قال

سمعت أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) يقول لحمران: انظر إلى من هو دونك ولا تنظر إلى من هو فوقك، فإن ذلك أقنع بما قسم لك وأحرى أن تستوجب الزيادة من الله، وأعلم أن العمل الدائم القليل على اليقين أفضل عند الله من العمل الدائم الكثير على غير يقين، واعلم أنه لا ورع أنفع من اجتناب محارم الله والكف عن أذى المسلمين واغتيابهم، ولا عيش أهنأ من حسن الخلق، ولا مال أنفع من القنوع باليسير المجزي، ولا جهل أمر من العجب.