"The one who maintains 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 severs the bond of kinship with him." "Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed."* A man said: O Messenger of Allah, I support him if he is oppressed, but how should I support him if he is an oppressor? He said: "Stop—or prevent—him from oppression. This is indeed supporting him." 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 "Verily, Allah is pleased with three things for you and is displeased with three things for you*. He is pleased for you: to worship Him, not to associate anything with Him, and to hold fast to the rope of Allah altogether and not to be disunited; and He dislikes for you: idle talk, excessive questioning, and wasting money."