He -azwj Says...

He -azwj Says: Repel (evil) by that which is best, So, if there is enmity between you and him, he would be like your intimate friend [41:34] And none would receive it except those who are patient, and none would receive it except one with a mighty share [41:35] .’ [4] Amir Al-Momineen -asws says about a devout believer: ‘He meets the foolish by turning away from him and neglecting to answer; the people will be your helpers, because the one who answers the foolish and suffices him has placed the firewood upon the fire.’ [5] Disputing is Forbidden: ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ يَزَلْ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع يَنْهَانِي عَنْ مُلَاحَاةِ الرِّجَالِ كَمَا يَنْهَانِي عَنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ وَ عِبَادَةِ أَوْثَانٍ Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Jibraeel -as did not cease to forbid me -saww from disputing with the men just as he -as forbade me -saww from drinking the wine and worshipping the idols…’ (an extract).

[6] ختص، الإختصاص قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ إِيَّاكَ وَ عَدَاوَةَ الرِّجَالِ فَإِنَّهَا تُورِثُ الْمَعَرَّةَ وَ تُبْدِي الْعَوْرَةَ (The book) ‘Al Ikhtisaas’ – ‘Al-Sadiq -asws said: ‘Beware of enmity of the men, for it inherits the loss of honour and manifests the disgrace.’’ [7] نَهْجُ الْبَلَاغَةِ، فِي حَدِيثِهِ ع‏ أَنَّ لِلْخُصُومَةِ قُحَماً (The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ – In his -asws Hadeeth: ‘ For the disputes there is ruination .’ [8] وَ قَالَ ع‏ لَا تُمَارِيَنَّ سَفِيهاً وَ لَا حَلِيماً فَإِنَّ الْحَلِيمَ يُغْلِيكَ وَ السَّفِيهَ يُرْدِيكَ‏ And he said: ‘Neither have bitter arguments with a foolish one nor a lenient one, for the lenient will melt you down (embarrass you with forbearance) and the foolish one will regress you.’ [9] نَوَادِرُ الرَّاوَنْدِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْمُشَاحِنُ لَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ صَرْفٌ وَ لَا عَدْلٌ (The book) ‘Nawadir’ of Al Rawandy – by his chain, From Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘The quarrelsome, neither an exchange nor replacement will be Accepted from him.’ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص‏ وَ مَا الْمُشَاحِنُ ‘It was said: ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww !