 may i be your ransom do not expose yourself to the enmity of wise narrators nor to the malice of those who preserve faults nor to the tongue of one who is known for his truthfulness and caution and for his few errors and avoidance as long as you find no way out of that and you find the doctrine of it broad. do not punish a friend even if the friend forces you to and do not make long companionship a cause of boredom and be patient with his character it is better than renewing another one. and the friendship of an extremist is arrogance.
جعلت فداك، لا تتعرض لعداوة عقلاء الرواة، ولضغينة حفاظ المثالب، وللسان من قد عرف بالصدق والتوخي، وبقله الخطل والتنكب، ما وجدت عن ذلك مندوحة، ووجدت المذهب عنه واسعا. ولا تعاقب وادا وإن اضطرك الواد، ولا تجعل طول الصحبة سببا للضجر، واصبر على خلقه خير من جديد غيره. وصداقة المتطرف غرور،