hadith
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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.
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 أظْهَرُوا التـَّوَدُّدَ بأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ ـ كَبُعْدِ البَهَائِمِ مِنَ التَّعَاطُفِ وَإنْ طَالَ اعْتِلاَفُهَا عَلى مِذْوَدٍ واحِدٍ.
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