Imam Al-Sadiq

Al- Sadiq, peace be on him, warned (Muslims) against disobeying the consultant when he is
fully qualified. He said: "Of men, ask the advice of the wise, pious (one), for he does not
order (you) but (to do) good. Be careful not to disobey (him), for disobeying the wise, pious
(one) corrupts religion and the life in this world."(417)
Also he made it incumbent on the consultant to give his advice and warned him against the
end when he refuses to give his advice. He, peace be on him, said: "Whoever asks the advice
of his brother, but he (the brother) does not give him pure advice, Allah, the Great and
Almighty, shall deprive him of his opinion.(418)
Making Many Brothers:
Indeed, the person becomes many with his brother (friend), for he (the friend) helps him
during misfortunes and poverty, entertains him during loneliness and estrangement, advise
him during perplexity, guides him during the error, remembers him when he is away, and so
on. For this reason, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, ordered (Muslims) to make men brothers. He,
peace be on him, said: "Make many friends in this world, for they avail (you) in here and the
hereafter. In this world, they fulfill (your) needs. In the hereafter, the people of the fire will
say: 'So we have no intercessors, nor a true friend.'"(419)
When al- Sadiq, peace be on him, said that the friend would avail his friend in the hereafter,
he meant that the religious wise one who guides his friend to good through advising him, so
he will save him from the ruin in the hereafter.
Or he may make use of his supplication for his life in the hereafter, as al-Sadiq said in other
tradition: "Make many brothers, for every believer has an accepted supplication."
Or because he may make use of his intercession in the hereafter, as al-Sadiq, peace be on him
said: "Make many brothers, for every believer has intercession." Also he, peace be on him,
said: "Make friends with the believers, for they have intercession with Allah."(420)
Besides, the believing friend is worth a collection of all these qualities in here and the
hereafter.
Forgiving Brothers:
Not all people are infallible. Most people make mistakes. So, it is impossible for you to find
the friend free from defects. Accordingly, whoever wants to make many friends should