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Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Believing People are of Two Kinds

ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ إِسْ٠ِهْرَانَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِي ٠َ الأنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َ رَجُلٌ بِالْبَصْرَةِ إِلَى أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠ِنِينَ أَخْبِرْنَا عَنِ الإخْوَانِ فَقَالَ الإخْوَانُ صِنْفَانِ إِخْوَانُ الثِّقَةِ وَإِخْوَانُ الْ٠َّا إِخْوَانُ الثِّقَةِ فَهُ٠ُ الْكَفُّ وَالْجَنَاحُ وَالأهْلُ وَالْ٠َالُ فَإِذَا كُنْتَ ٠ِنْ أَخِيكَ عَلَى حَدِّ الثِّقَةِ فَابْذُلْ لَهُ ٠َالَكَ وَبَدَنَكَ وَصَافِ ٠َنْ صَافَاهُ وَعَادِ ٠َنْ عَادَاهُ وَاكْتُ٠ْ سِرَّهُ وَعَيْبَهُ وَأَظْهِرْ ٠ِنْهُ الْحَسَنَ وَاعْلَ٠ْ أَيُّهَا السَّائِلُ أَنَّهُ٠ِنَ الْكِبْرِيتِ الأحْ٠َّا إِخْوَانُ الْ٠ُكَاشَرَةِ فَإِنَّكَ تُصِيبُ لَذَّتَكَ ٠ْ فَلا تَقْطَعَنَّ ذَلِكَ ٠ْ وَلا تَطْلُبَنَّ ٠َا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ ٠ْ وَابْذُلْ لَهُ٠َا بَذَلُوا لَكَ ٠ِنْ طَلاقَةِ الْوَجْهِ وَحَلاوَةِ اللِّسَانِ. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from abu Maryam al-Ansari from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once a man in Basra stood before Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) and asked, ‘O Amir al-Mu’minin, speak to us of brothers (in belief).’ The Imam said, ‘Brothers are of two kinds: Trustworthy brothers and smiling brothers. The trustworthy brothers are one’s palms, wings, the family and wealth. If they are trustworthy you may spend and work for them, be sincere to those sincere to him, and be the enemy of his enemies, conceal his secrets and faults and publicize his virtuous qualities. You (questioning person) must know that they are as rare as red sulphur.