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Hadith 2156
Hadith #
2156
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
2
Section
3
Part
The Book of Social Manners
Chapter
People Whose Friendship and Association is Necessary
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Ubayd Allah al-Dehqan from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from ‘Ubayd Allah al-Halabi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“There can be no friendship without its rules. You may call one a friend only when he follows such rules and those who do not follow such rules cannot be called a friend. First of all a friend must be the same inside and outside. Secondly, he must consider your beauty his own beauty and your flaw as his flaw. Thirdly that he does not change because of high position and wealth. Fourth, that he does not hold back from you what is within his capabilities. Fifth, with the above, he does not leave you out in unfortunate circumstances.”
6ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ الله الدِّهْقَانِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَائِذٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ الله الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
لا تَكُونُ الصَّدَاقَةُ إِلا بِحُدُودِهَا فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ هَذِهِ الْحُدُودُ أَوْ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنْهَا فَانْسُبْهُ إِلَى الصَّدَاقَةِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنْهَا فَلا تَنْسُبْهُ إِلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنَ الصَّدَاقَةِ فَأَوَّلُهَا أَنْ تَكُونَ سَرِيرَتُهُ وَعَلانِيَتُهُ لَكَ وَاحِدَةً وَالثَّانِي أَنْ يَرَى زَيْنَكَ زَيْنَهُ وَشَيْنَكَ شَيْنَهُ وَالثَّالِثَةُ أَنْ لا تُغَيِّرَهُ عَلَيْكَ وِلايَةٌ وَلا مَالٌ وَالرَّابِعَةُ أَنْ لا يَمْنَعَكَ شَيْئاً تَنَالُهُ مَقْدُرَتُهُ وَالْخَامِسَةُ وَهِيَ تَجْمَعُ هَذِهِ الْخِصَالَ أَنْ لا يُسْلِمَكَ عِنْدَ النَّكَبَاتِ.
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