Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as): Be warned against having a brother who wants you for greed, out of fear, or because of food and drink. Instead, seek the brotherhood of the pious even if they are in the darkness of the earth and even if you have to spend your life seeking them. al-Miṣbāḥ al-Sharī'a wa Miftāḥ al-Ḥaqīqa