Hadith 2

with his religion, and break his sharpness from you by mentioning Allah-azwj, and throw away the vague talk and the evil words which do not repel from you the return of your enemy, but it earns its sin, and the sword of his enmity will be sharpened upon you, because the evil word dispatches the evil while the good is a depressant of the evil, and there is no strength except with Allah‑azwj. And as for a right of the contender, the one claimed upon, if what you are claiming were to be true, be nice in your word with bring out the claim, for the claim there is harshness in the ears of the one claimed upon, and be moderate in aiming your argument with the kindness, and respite with more time, and clarify the explanation, and with the kindest kindness, and do not pre-occupy your argument by contending with him with the hearsay words (It is said, and he said), for your argument will go away from you, and there will not happen to be any achievement for you in that, and there is no strength except with Allah-azwj. And as for a right of the consultee, if there is present with you an aspect of an opinion for him, strive for him in the advice, and indicate to him with what you do know, had you been in his place you would have acted with it, and let that happen from you in mercy and gentleness, for the gentleness comforts loneliness, and harshness is loneliness from a place of comfort. And if an opinion for him is not present with you, and you know for him someone you trust his opinion and are satisfied with him for yourself, point him to him and guide him to him. So, you would not have done good to him and not have held back goodly advice, and there is neither any might nor strength except with Allah-azwj. And as for a right of the one consulting to you, do not accuse him in what you agree upon of his view when he does consult to you, for rather these are the opinions, and the people are interchanging in these and their differences. So be with the choice to him regarding his opinion when you accuse his view. As for accusing him, it is no allowed for you, if he were to be from the ones who deserving of the consultation. And do not leave thanking him based upon whatever comes to you, from personalising his view and goodly aspect of his consultation. When it is compatible to you, praise Allah-azwj and accept that from your brother with the thanks and be in wait for reciprocating similar to it, if the opportunity presents to you, and there is no strength except with Allah-azwj. And as for a right of the seeker of the advice, his right is that you give the good advice to him based upon the truth which you see for him that he will tolerate, and the way out can come out which is soft upon his ears, and you should talk to him from the speech with what his intellect can tolerate. For every intellect there is a layer of speech it recognises and responds to, and let your doctrine be the mercy, and there is no strength except with Allah-azwj. And as for a right of the adviser, you should soften your wings to him, then stretch out your heart to him and open your ears for him until you understand his advice from him. Then you should look into it. If there is compatibility in it to the correctness, praise Allah-azwj upon that and accept