Chapter 23 - On Moderation and Warm Welcome

Salman told his servant: “I would have really beaten you up if there was no retaliation punishment in the Hereafter.”

“God has indeed increased the daily bread of any family who benefits from moderation. Also making good use of your available property is better than getting rich. Such moderation will help you to never become unable to do anything, but excessive expenditures will leave nothing for you. God -being moderate- loves those who are moderate.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There is a key for everything, and the key to faith is moderation.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Moderation is half of one's income.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whatever is accompanied by moderation is adorned by it, and anything which is not accompanied with moderation is ugly.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “You are sure to go to Heaven if you perform the following three acts: charity during the times of poverty, treating all the people kindly, and being just with yourself.”

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “A warm welcome causes love and nearness to God, but a cold welcome causes animosity and becoming more distant from God.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “You cannot attract the people to yourselves using your wealth. Use a cheerful face and a warm welcome to attract them.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “May God have Mercy upon all who are cheerful and good-tempered.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “It is good for a believer to smile at another believer.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The best of you are those who are good-tempered, are fond of the people, and the people are fond of them.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “A believer gets calm near his believing brothers just as one who is thirsty gets calm when he drinks some cool water. “

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Blessed be the one who makes friends with others and others make friends with him for the sake of God.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Kindness is good, and sternness is despised.”