The one who upholds ties of kinship is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives; rather, he is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of kinship with him Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed The believer who mixes with people and patiently bears their annoyance is better than the believer who does not mix with people or patiently bear their annoyance The Ash‘aris, if they ran short of provisions while on a military expedition, or if their children did not have enough food in Madīnah News about the dispute among the people of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf reached the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and so he went to them, along with some of his Companions, to effect reconciliation between them