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Hadith 396
Hadith #
396
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
2
Section
57
Part
The Book of Belief and Disbelief
Chapter
Gentleness in Dealings
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqa from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Dealing kindly with people is half of belief and leniency to them is half of livelihood.’ The Imam then said, ‘Meet the virtuous people privately. Meet the criminals in public and do not be attracted to them; they will do injustice to you. There will come a time when, from the religious people, only those will be safe who are thought of as fools. They exercise patience so much so that they will be called silly.’”
5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) مُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ نِصْفُ الإيمَانِ وَالرِّفْقُ بِهِمْ نِصْفُ الْعَيْشِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) خَالِطُوا الأبْرَارَ سِرّاً وَخَالِطُوا الْفُجَّارَ جِهَاراً وَلا تَمِيلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَظْلِمُوكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ لا يَنْجُو فِيهِ مِنْ ذَوِي الدِّينِ إِلا مَنْ ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ أَبْلَهُ وَصَبَّرَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى أَنْ يُقَالَ [ لَهُ ] إِنَّهُ أَبْلَهُ لا عَقْلَ لَهُ.
Tags kindnessGod-consciousness/Piety

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