Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is friendly and befriended, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly nor befriended. The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 5937
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani
Imam al-Mawardi commented, “Human flourishing is only achieved through bonds of fellowship and social affection. A person is vulnerable to injury and envied for every blessing he possesses. If he is neither sociable nor loved by others, he becomes exposed to the grasp of the envious and the domination of enemies. His blessings will not remain secure, nor will the sweetness of life remain untroubled. Yet when a person cultivates affection and companionship, he finds strength in others against his enemies and protection through them from those who envy him. Thus, his blessings are preserved and love among people becomes purified, even in difficult times. Hence the Arabs would say: Whoever has few people around him becomes humiliated.”
Source: Fayḍ al-Qadīr 6/253
عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْلَفُ وَيُؤْلَفُ وَلا خَيْرَ فِيمَنْ لا يَأْلَفُ وَلا يُؤْلَفُ وَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ
5937 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني
6662 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع
قال الماوردي بين به أن الإنسان لا يصلح حاله إلا الألفة الجامعة فإنه مقصود بالأذية محسود بالنعمة فإذا لم يكن ألفا مألوفا تختطفه أيدي حاسديه وتحكم فيه أهواء أعاديه فلم تسلم له نعمة ولم تصف له مدة وإذا كان ألفا مألوفا انتصر بالألف على أعاديه وامتنع بهم من حساده فسلمت نعمته منهم وصفت مودته بينهم وإن كان صفو الزمان كدرا ويسره عسرا وسلمه خطر والعرب تقول من قل ذل اه
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