Giving Good Advice to the Believers

2. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab from Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام who has said the following: “It is of a believer’s obligations to provide good advice to another believer face to face or in his absence.”

3. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from ibn Ri’ab from abu ‘Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ from abu Ja’far عليه السلام who has said the following: “It is of a believer’s obligations to provide good advice to another believer.”

4. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far عليه السلام who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Every man among you must provide advice to his brother (in belief) just like the advice for his own self.’”

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Of the people of the greatest position before Allah on the Day of Judgment will be he who is a person walking on earth the most to provide good advice to His creatures.’”

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from al-Minqari from Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام saying, ‘You must provide good advice for the sake of Allah to His creatures; you will not meet Him with any good deed better than this.’”