38ـ وُدُّ أبْناءِ الدُّنْيا يَنْقَطِعُ لانْقِطاعِ أسْبابِهِ.

38ـ وُدُّ أبْناءِ الدُّنْيا يَنْقَطِعُ لانْقِطاعِ أسْبابِهِ. The friendship of the people who care for the Hereafter lasts as long as its motive [of pleasing Allah] lasts. 39ـ وُدُّ أبْناءِ الآخِرَةِ يَدُومُ لِدَوامِ سَبَبِهِ. Have affection for those whom you befriend [only] for the sake of Allah and hate those whom you dislike [only] for the sake of Allah, the Glorified. 40ـ وادُّوا مَنْ تُوادُّونَهُ فِي اللّهِ، وأبْغِضُوا مَنْ تُبْغِضُونَهُ فيِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ.

Do not grant your friendship to one who has no loyalty. 41ـ لاتَمْنَحَنَّ وُدَّكَ مَنْ لاوَفاءَ لَهُ. Do not be keen in befriending a person whose true nature you have not known. 42ـ لاتَرْغَبَنَّ في مَوَدَّةِ مَنْ لَمْ تَكْشِفْهُ. Do not befriend the disbeliever and do not accompany the ignorant. 43ـ لا تُوادُّوا الكافِرَ، ولاتُصاحِبُوا الجاهِلَ. Do not rely on the friendship of the one who does not fulfil his promise. 44ـ لاتَعْتَمِدْ عَلى مَوَدَّةِ مَنْ لايُوفي بِعَهدِهِ.

Never extend your friendship when you do not find a [suitable] place for it. 45ـ لاتَبْذُلَنَّ وُدَّكَ إذا لَمْ تَجِدْ مَوْضِعاً. No one shows compassion like the sincere friend. 46ـ لاشَفيقَ كَالوَدُودِ النّاصِحِ. No one befriends the wicked except those who are like them.[^1] 47ـ لايُوادُّ الأشْرارَُ إلاّ أشْباهَُهُمْ. The friendship of one who has no faith is not something to be envious about. 48ـ لايُغْتَـبَطُ بِمَوَدَّةِ مَنْ لادينَ لَهُ.

The loyal friend does not turn away from his friendship even if he is far away. 49ـ لايَنْتَقِلُ الوَدُودُ الوَفِيُّ عَنْ حِفاظِهِ وإنْ أُقْصيَ. Friendship that lacks equity does not last. 50ـ لاتَدُومُ عَلى عَدَمِ الإنْصافِ المَوَدَّةُ. It is befitting for the person who values the friendship of a fool to be humiliated. 51ـ يَنْبَغي أنْ يُهانَ مُغْتَنِمُ مَوَدَّةِ الحَمْقى. The most beneficial of treasures is the love of the hearts. 52ـ أنْفَعُ الكُنُوزِ مَحَبَّةُ القُلُوبِ.

Friendship is one of two [close] relationships. 53ـ اَلْمَوَدَّةُ إحْدَى القِرابَتَيْنِ. Friendship for the sake of Allah is the more perfect of the two kinships. 54ـ اَلْمَوَدَّةُ فِي اللّهِ أكْمَلُ النَّسَبَيْنِ. Friendship is the [mutual] empathy of the hearts and the harmony of the souls. 55ـ اَلْمَوَدَّةُ تَعاطُفُ القُلُوبِ في (وَ) ايتِلافِ الأرْواحِ. The closest proximity is the affection of the hearts. 56ـ أقْرَبُ القُرْبِ مَوَدّاتُ القُلُوبِ.