This kindness will be the source of Allah’s Blessing for you!

This kindness will be the source of Allah’s Blessing for you!” (5) If you hear any gossip about others, do not go around announcing it to others. `Ali (a.s) says, “One who heard something wrong and repeated it to others, it will be tantamount to his committing that wrong deed himself!” (6) Do not take pleasure at someone falling into bad days after enjoying affluence. `Ali (a.s) says, “Do not express happiness on the losses suffered by others!

Who knows tomorrow people may give the same treatment to you!” (7) As far as possible do not pick up quarrels. The Imam (a.s) says, “One who wishes to preserve his self respect, he should abstain from fights.” (8) Do not always express lack of confidence on others because mutual confidence is the basis of community life. `Ali (a.s) says, “One who does not trust others, he is not trusted as well!” (9) Do not deny the right of anyone on account of friendship and relationships.

Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) says, “Because of mutual relation ships do not deny a brother’s rights. How is he your brother when you have denied him his rights?” (10) Meet a needy person with a kind demeanor. `Ali (a.s) says, “If on some occasion people need your help, meet them with humility and kindness.

You may yourself need some help tomorrow and you may have to call on the same person for his assistance when you should not be in a predicament of being apologetic to him.” (11) One of the important requirements of Islam is forbiddance of evil, that is, wherever you notice a wrong being committed, do not keep quiet and try to the best of your ability to stop it. If this commandment is followed, many ills in the society can be nipped in the bud.

People will then avoid doing wrong things thinking that there are people around who will warn them against such misdemeanors. `Ali (a.s) has said, “A person who does not stop wrong things through his tongue, his hand and the heart, he is like a living dead among people!” Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) did not content himself with moralizing sermons only. In practice, he made all the efforts to remove the social ills in the people.

If he heard of any wrongdoing or was informed of an unnecessary conflict between persons, he used to stand up firmly to sort out the matter. Once a person complained to `Ali (a.s) that another person was troubling him by saying that he had had a wet dream with his mother.