It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.

It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: If a person says to his brother the lease expression of contempt, he cut off any relation between them; and if he says to him, 'you are my enemy,' one of them has then committed apostasy; and if he accuses him falsely, faith will dissolve in his heart like salt in water.[^5] 176 - وقال النبي (ص) مَن لا يعرفُ لأخيه مثلَ ما يعرف له فَليس بأخيه.

The Prophet [a.s] has said: One who does not care to know of his brother what he knows of him is not his brother.[^6] 177 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) أنه قال أبى اللهُ أنْ يظُنَّ بالمؤمن إلاّ خيراً، وكسْرُ عظمِ المؤمن ميتاً ككسرِه حيّاً.

It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: It is Allah's will that a believer should always be thought of well; and to humiliate a dead believer is like humiliating him whilst alive.[^7] 178 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال ما مِن مؤمنٍ يخذلُ أخاه وهو يقدِرُ على نُصرتِه إلاّ خذلهُ اللهُ (جلّ جلاله) في الدّنيا والآخرَة.

It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: Any believer that disappoints his brother while he is able to help him, Allah will desert him in the world and the hereafter.[^8] 179 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال أيّما مؤمنٍ سأل أخاه المؤمنَ حاجةً وهو يقدرُ على قضائها فردَّه بها سلَّطَ اللهُ عليه شُجاعاً في قبره ينهشُ أصابعَه.

It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: If any believer asks a fellow believer for help but the other refuses though he is able to do, Allah will impose a serpent in his grave biting his fingers.[^9] 180 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) أنه قال أيّما مؤمنٍ مشى مع أخيه في حاجةٍ ولم يُناصحْه فقد خانَ اللهَ ورسولَه.

It has been narrated that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: Any believer who goes with his brother for a need to help him and does not counsel him correctly has been disloyal to Allah and His Messenger.[^10] 181 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) أنه قال لا تَستخِفَّ بأخيكَ المؤمنِ فيرحمُهُ اللهُ (جلّ جلاله) عندَ استخفافِك ويُغيّر ما بِك.

It has been narrated that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: Do not belittle your brother-in-faith lest Allah [M.G] should show mercy to him while you are belittling him and your circumstances should change for worse.[^11] 200 182 - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) أنه قال مَن حقَّر مؤمناً فقيراً لم يزلِ اللهُ (جلّ جلاله) له حاقراً ماقتاً حتى يرجعَ عن محقرتِه إيّاه.