Mufaddal was one of the
most remarkable companions of Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS). One day, as he was passing
through the market of Kufa, in Iraq,
he saw two followers of Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS) quarrelling with each other.
Mufaddal came closer and asked them why they were quarrelling. It seemed that
the quarrel was over some kind of inheritance and one of them was claiming a
sum of four hundred dirhams from the other.
When Mufaddal heard this story, he took both
of them to his house. There he gave the money to the claimant, made them friends
again and pleaded with them to live in peace.
When they were leaving, Mufaddal told them,
"Verily this money is not from me but from my master Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS)
who has permitted me to use it for maintaining peace amongst the
believers."
When two believers are quarrelling, Islam
teaches us to make peace between them and not to add wood to the fire. Whoever
encourages a fight or quarrel is not a believer, but a devil in the form of a
human being.
"Indeed the faithful
are brothers (to each other). Therefore make peace between your brothers and be
wary of Allah, so that you may receive His mercy."
