The Imam said to me: “Stand up and help your brother.
The Imam said to me: “Stand up and help your brother.” So I stood up with him and Allah solved his problem of his rent, then I returned to my place [in the gathering].
Then Abu ‘Abdullah [al-Sadiq] (a.s.) said: “What did you do with the need of your brother?” I said: “Allah solved it for him, may my parents be your ransom.” He (a.s.) said: “Indeed helping your Muslim brother is more beloved for me than seven [recommended] circumambulations around the Ka’bah for the first time.”[^11] قَضاءُ الحاجَةِ .468رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: المُؤمِنونَ إخوَةٌ، يَقضي بَعضُهُم حَوائِجَ بَعضٍ، فَبِقَضاءِ بَعضِهِم حَوائِجَ بَعضٍ يَقضِي اللهُ حَوائِجَهُم يَومَ القِيامَةِ.
.469عنه صلى الله عليه وآله: مَن كانَ في حاجَةِ أخيهِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ في حاجَتِهِ. الكافي عن صفوان الجمّال: كُنتُ جالِساً مَعَ أبي عَبدِ اللهِ عليه السلام إذا دَخَلَ عَلَيهِ رَجُلٌ مِن أهلِ مَكَّةَ يُقالُ لَهُ «مَيمونٌ»، فَشَكا إلَيهِ تَعَذُّرَ الكِراءِ عَلَيهِ، فَقالَ لي: قُم فَأَعِن أخاكَ. فَقُمتُ مَعَهُ، فَيَسَّرُ اللهُ كِراهُ، فَرَجَعتُ إلى مَجلِسي. فَقالَ أبو عَبدِ اللهِ عليه السلام: ما صَنَعتَ في حاجَةِ أخيكَ؟ فَقُلتُ: قَضاهَا اللهُ بِأَبي أنتَ وامّي.
فَقالَ: أما إِنَّكَ أن تُعينَ أخاكَ المُسلِمَ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِن طَوافِ اسبوعٍ بالبَيتِ مُبتَدِئاً. 4.5: Honouring 471. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “He who honours his brother has honoured Allah, and what do you think will be done to one who has honoured Allah?”[^12] 472.
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Honour he who loves you and turn away from your enemy and you will attain complete virtue.”[^13] الإِكرا مُ .471رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: مَن أكرَمَ أخاهُ فَإِنَّما يُكرِمُ اللهَ، فَما ظَنُّكُم بِمَن يُكرِمُ اللهَ بِأَن يُفعَلَ بِهِ؟! عنه صلى الله عليه وآله: أكرِم مَن وَدَّكَ، وَاصفَح عَن عَدُوِّكَ؛ يَتِمَّ لَكَ الفَضلُ. 4.6: Assisting 473.
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “He who is capable of assisting and does so, Allah will assist him in this world and in the Hereafter.”[^14] 474. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Allah will continue to assist the servant as long as the servant assists his brother.”[^15] 475. Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “When friendship grows, helping and cooperation will become incumbent.”[^16] 476.
Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “A believer who fails his brother while he is capable of assisting him will be forsaken by Allah in this world and in the Hereafter.”[^17] النُّصرَةُ .473رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: مَن نَصَرَ أخاهُ المُسلِمَ وهُوَ يَستَطيعُ ذلِكَ، نَصَرَهُ اللهُ فِي الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ.