Friday Journal
: 25th September 98

Articles in this issue

Maintain
Cordial Relations

But Do Not Reside Close to Each Other

Amirul Momineen (a.s.) writes a letter to one of his officers,
"Order the relatives to visit each other but ask them not
to reside in the same neighbourhood."

The late Scholar, Naraqi, explains in his book, Meraj us Sadaat':
"Staying next to each other breeds malice and jealousy and
results in Qat-e-Rahem."

It is much easier for relatives to maintain harmony and goodwill
by staying apart from each other. Proximity often results in friction
and enmity.

There is a Persian proverb which says that

distance and friendship are proportionate to each other.