Imam Al-Sadiq

generosity and good manners.
He advised his companions to adopt the following: "Visit each other, for your visit enlivens
your hearts and reminds you of our traditions. Our traditions make you feel compassion for
each other. If you put them into effect, you will be guided and saved. If you neglect them, you
will go astray and (face) ruin. So, follow them and I guarantee your salvation."(396)
Social Relations:
Without doubt, man imitates by nature his friends and relatives. So, he is good when they are
good and is bad when they are bad. For this reason, our Imam warned people against bad
social relations: "Be careful not to associate with the kings and those who clings to the life in
this world, for that corrupts your religion and causes hypocrisy to you. This is a bad illness
which has no cure, and brings about a hard heart and deprives you of devoutness. Cleave to
ordinary people who match you, for you find good manner with them. Be careful not to wish
for that which is in the hands of the children of this world. Because whoever wishes for that,
his grief becomes long, does not quench his anger, and regards Allah's blessing with him as
little. So, his gratefulness is little. Look at those who are inferior to you, so you are grateful to
Allah for his boons, worthy of His extra (boons), and happy at His liberality."(397)
Hastening toward Good Things:
It is not right to lose the good deed, for it is an opportunity. Perhaps, losing the good deed
brings about regret. All affairs of life are opportunities which we are not able to repeat.
However, Abu Abd Allah, peace be on him, urges us to seize such suitable opportunities. He
said: "If you intend to do a good deed, then do not put it off Indeed, Allah, the Great and
Almighty, may know that the servant has some obedience. So, He (Allah) says: 'By my
Greatness and Might, I will never torture you after it.'" There are many similar traditions in
this regard.
Also al- Sadiq, peace be on him, warns us against evil deeds He said: "And if you intend to do
an evil deed, then do not do it. Indeed, Allah, the Great and Almighty, may know that the
servant has some disobedience. So, He (Allah) says: 'By My Greatness and Might, I will
never forgive you after it.'"(398) Al- Sadiq gave many similar comments in this regard.
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