36 - خَيرُ الإخوانِ‏

36. The Best of Brothers

90.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن أعانَكَ على‏ طاعةِ اللَّهِ، وصَدَّكَ عن مَعاصِيهِ ، وأمَرَكَ برِضاهُ .¹

90.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who helps you to obey Allah, prevents you from disobeying Him, and orders you to please Him.' ²

91.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ الإخْوانِ أقلُّهُمْ مُصانَعةً في النَّصيحَةِ .³

91.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of brothers is the one with the least hesitance in offering [harsh] advice.' ⁴

92.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن واساكَ ، وخيرٌ مِنه مَن كَفاكَ ، وإنِ احتاجَ إليكَ أعْفاكَ .⁵

92.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who stands by you, and better than him is he who suffices himself with you, and even when he is in need of you, he spares you.' ⁶

93.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ الإخْوانِ مَن كانتْ في اللَّهِ مَودّتُهُ .⁷

93.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best brother is the one whose amity is for the sake of Allah.' ⁸

94.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن سارَعَ إلى الخيرِ وجَذَبَكَ إلَيهِ ، وأمَرَكَ بالبِرِّ وأعانَكَ علَيهِ .⁹

94.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who rushes to do good and draws you towards it, and orders you to do good and helps you with it.' ¹⁰

95.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خَيرُ إخْوانِك مَن كثُرَ إغْضابُهُ لكَ في الحقِّ .¹¹

95.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of your brothers is the one who is roused to anger for your sake in [standing up for] what is right.' ¹²

96.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خيرُ الإخْوانِ مَن لا يُحْوِجُ إخْوانَهُ إلى‏ سِواهُ .¹³

96.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of brothers is the one who does not let his fellow brothers need anyone other than himself.' ¹⁴

97.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أحبُّ إخْواني إليَّ مَن أهْدَى‏ عُيُوبي إلَيَّ .¹⁵

97.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The most beloved of my brothers to me is he who confers my faults to me.' ¹⁶

(اُنظر) الصديق : باب 1106 .

(See also: THE FRIEND: section 1106)