Which of the gatherers are better?
Which of the gatherers are better?’ قَالَ مَنْ ذَكَّرَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ رُؤْيَتُهُ وَ زَادَكُمْ فِي عِلْمِكُمْ مَنْطِقُهُ وَ ذَكَّرَكُمْ بِالْآخِرَةِ عَمَلُهُ He -saww said: ‘One, seeing him reminds you of Allah -azwj , and his talking increases in your knowledge, and his actions remind you of the Hereafter.
[18] وَ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ لِعِيسَى ع لِمَنْ نُجَالِسُ ‘And the disciples said to Isa -as , ‘Whom should we sit (with)?’ فَقَالَ مَنْ يُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ رُؤْيَتُهُ وَ يُرَغِّبُكُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ عَمَلُهُ وَ يَزِيدُ فِي مَنْطِقِكُمْ عِلْمُهُ ‘He -as said: ‘One seeing him reminds you of Allah -azwj , and his deeds make you desirous regarding the Hereafter, and his knowledge increases in your talking.’ وَ قَالَ لَهُمْ تَقَرَّبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالْبُعْدِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَعَاصِي وَ تَحَبَّبُوا إِلَيْهِ بِبُغْضِهِمْ وَ الْتَمِسُوا رِضَاهُ بِسَخَطِهِمْ ‘And he -as said to them: ‘Draw closer to Allah -azwj by distancing from the people of disobedience and become beloved to Him -azwj by hating them and seek His -azwj Satisfaction with dissatisfying them.’’ [19] How to Find Loyal Friends: وقال عليه السلام الصداقة محدودةٌ، فمَن لم تكن فيه تلك الحدود فلا تنسبه إلى كمال الصداقة، ومَن لم يكن فيه شيءٌ مِن تلك الحدود لا تنسبه إلى شيءٍ مِن الصداقة Imam Sadiq -asws said: ‘There are certain limits to friendship.
Whoever does not fall within those limits should not be considered to be as a ‘true friend,’ and whoever does not have anything that falls within those limits should not be ascribed anything related to friendship.
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