The one who assists [you] in obeying [Allah] is the best companion.
A friend is one whose friendship is true [even] in absence.
The loss that causes illness (or burns [the heart]) is the loss of loved ones.
A companion is like a patch [of cloth], so take one that matches [yours].
An associate is like a friend, so chooseone who is suitable.
A stranger is one who does not have a [close] friend.
Brothers in faith have lasting affection [for eachother].
The brother whom you benefit from is better than the brother [for] whom you increase [benefit].
Seeking the destruction of a friend stems from a lack of conciliation.
Brothers are an embellishment in times of ease and a [means of support] support in times of times of tribulation.
Worldly brothers are such that their affection is cut off as quickly as its causes are severed.
The best of your brothers is he who supports you with his benevolence, and better than him is one who makes you needless of all other than him.
The best of brothers are the most sincere [of them] and the worst of them are the most deceitful.
The best brother is one whose brotherhood is not based on worldly gain.
The best brother is one whose affection is for the sake of Allah.
The best brother is one after whose loss you would not like to remain [alive].
The best of your brothers is one who rushes towards good and pulls you towards it, and enjoins you to righteousness and assists you in it.
The best of your brothers is the one who exhorts you to speak the truth by his own veracity and compels you to perform the best deeds by his own good actions.
The best of your brothers is the one who shows you the path of guidance, makes you acquire piety and prevents you from following your lowly desires.
The best of your brothers is the one who assists you financially [in your time of need].
Many a brother has not been born to your mother.
The friend of an ignorant person is troubled and afflicted.
Accompany your brothers with kindness and voer their offences with forgiveness.
Accompany the intelligent and you will benefit, turn away from this world and you will be safe.
Accompany the intelligent, associate with the learned and overcome your vain desires, [by this] you will join the company of the exalted assembly.
Accompany the inwill telligent, associate with the forbearing and turn away from this world - you shall dwell in the Garden of the Abode.
Association with the wicked leads one to become evil, just like the wind - when it passes by a foul smell, it carries the stench.
Accompanying a fool is torment for the soul.
Accompanying a wise friend enlivens the soul.
The friend of a fool is in distress.
The friend of an ignorant person is exposed to harm.
Your friend is one who forbids you [from evil] and your enemy is one who entices you [to perform evil].
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