Hadiths Of Befriending a Man of Intellect

You are not to blame if you sit in the company of a man of intellect even if you do not approve of his dignity. However, you should benefit from his intellect and make sure to be on your guard against his ill characteristics.

Source: Wasā’il al-Shī’a Vol12 P19

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

الْإِخْوَانُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَوَاحِدٌ كَالْغِذَاءِ الَّذِي يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ وَقْتٍ فَهُوَ الْعَاقِلُ وَ الثَّانِي فِي مَعْنَى الدَّاءِ وَ هُوَ الْأَحْمَقُ وَ الثَّالِثُ فِي مَعْنَى الدَّوَاءِ فَهُوَ اللَّبِيب‏ .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

Brothers are of three types: one, like food, is needed all the time and he is the wise friend, another is similar to disease and this is the fool, and the third is like medicine and this is the tactful friend.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol75 P238 Tuḥaf al-‘Uqūl No323

ID: 30042

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

مَا مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ عُبِدَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْعَقْلِ وَ مَا تَمَّ عَقْلُ امْرِئٍ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِيهِ خِصَالٌ شَتَّى الْكُفْرُ وَ الشَّرُّ مِنْهُ مَأْمُونَانِ وَ الرُّشْدُ وَ الْخَيْرُ مِنْهُ مَأْمُولَانِ وَ فَضْلُ مَالِهِ مَبْذُول .‏

Imam Ali (as):

Nothing is better conducive to Allah’s worship than the intellect, and a man’s intellect is not complete until he has some qualities: disbelief and evil from him are not to be feared, while progress and good are expected from him, and the excess from his wealth is given away [in Allah’s way].

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol1 P140 Tuḥaf al-‘Uqūl No388

ID: 30029

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

أَعْقَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ ذَلَّ لِلْحَقِّ فَأَعْطَاهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ عَزَّ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَمْ يَهُنْ عَنْ إِقَامَتِه .‏

Imam Ali (as):

The most intelligent of people is the one who is submissive towards what is right, and gives the right due from his own self, seeks honor by means of the truth and never gets tired of upholding the truth.

Source: Ghurar al-Ḥikam Vol1 P216

ID: 30025

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أُولُو اَلنُّهَى قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ وَ مَنْ أُولُو اَلنُّهَى قَالَ هُمْ أُولُو اَلْأَخْلاَقِ اَلْحَسَنَةِ ... و اَلْمُتَعَاهِدِينَ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَ اَلْجِيرَانِ وَ اَلْيَتَامَى وَ يُطْعِمُونَ اَلطَّعٰامَ.

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

The prophet (s) said, ‘Verily the best among you are those endowed with understanding.’ Then the prophet was asked who they were, to which he replied, ‘They are the ones who have the best moral traits, and care for the poor, their neighbors, and the orphans, and give food [to the needy].’

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P240

ID: 29971

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ السُّفَهَاءَ لِرُكُوبِ الْمَعَاصِي وَ الْحُلَمَاءَ لِتَرْكِ التَّنَاهِي‏.

Imam Ali (as):

The curse of God be upon the fools for committing sins, and on the clement ones who gave up prohibiting them from sins.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha Vol1 P299

ID: 29858

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

عنه عليه السلام ـ و قد قالَ لَهُ مُعاذُ بنُ كثيرٍ: إنّي قد أيْسَرتُ، فأدَعُ التِّجارةَ ؟ ـ : إنّكَ إنْ فَعَلتَ قَلَّ عقلُكَ ـ أو نحوه ـ .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

Muadh b. Kathir asked Imam al-Sadiq (as): 'Now that I have become rich, do I give up trading?' To which the Imam replied: 'If you do that, your intellect will diminish.'

Source: al-Kāfī Vol5 P148

ID: 27403

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الإمام محمد الباقر (عليه السَّلام):

أنزِلِ الدنيا كمَنزِلٍ نَزَلتَهُ ثُمّ ارتَحَلتَ عَنهُ ، أو كمالٍ وَجَدتَهُ في مَنامِكَ فاستَيقَظتَ و لَيس مَعكَ مِنهُ شيءٌ ، إنّي (إنّما) ضَرَبتُ لكَ هذا مَثَلاً لأنّها عِندَ أهلِ اللُبِّ و العِلمِ باللّهِ كَفَيْءِ الظِّلالِ .

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as):

[Consider] your sojourn in this world just as a house that you stayed in and [soon] departed from, or a property that you found in a dream then you awoke and not a thing from it remained with you. I have given you this parable because this world, according to the people of intellect and knowledge of Allah, is just as the shadow in the shade.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P133

ID: 27325

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

لا علَيكَ أن تَصحَبَ ذَا العَقلِ و إن لَم تَحْمَدْ (تَجِدْ) كَرَمَهُ ، و لكنِ انتَفِعْ بعَقلِهِ ، و احتَرِسْ مِن سَيِّءِ أخلاقِهِ ، و لا تَدَعَنَّ صُحبَةَ الكريمِ و إن لَم تَنتَفِعْ بِعَقلِهِ ، و لكنِ انتَفِعْ بِكَرَمِهِ بعَقلِكَ ، و افرِرْ كُلَّ الفِرارِ مِنَ اللَّئيمِ الأحمَقِ .

Imam Ali (as):

What prevents you from associating with a man of intellect, even if you do not find him to be of noble character, but benefit from his intellect and keep away from his bad morals. And do not give up associating with a man of noble character even if you do not benefit from his intellect, but benefit from his nobility through your intellect. And run away, as hard as you can, from a vile and foolish person.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P638

ID: 27271

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

أيُّها النّاسُ اعلَموا أنَّهُ لَيسَ بِعاقِلٍ مَنِ انزَعَجَ مِن قَولِ الزُّورِ فيهِ .

Imam Ali (as):

O people, know that one who is annoyed by a false accusation about him is not intelligent

Source: al-Kāfī Vol1 P50

ID: 27245

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