Where It Hurts More
The shaikh, Dr. Muḥammad ibn Ghālib Al-ʿUmarī, may Allāh protect him, said:
Someone you expect will hurt you by might [end up] helping you and staying friends, [while] someone from whom you expect friendship might [be the one who] hurts you.
Because of that, getting hurt by one who’s close [to us] is more painful than by one who’s [not], as has been said:
وظُلْمُ ذَوِي القُرْبَى أَشَدُّ مَضَاضَـةً
عَلَى المَرْءِ مِنْ وَقْعِ الحُسَامِ المُهَنَّـدِBeing wronged by the closest of kin hurts more to feel
Than being struck by a sharp sword made of Indian steel
قد ينفعك ويحفظ الود من تتوقع منه الضرر، وقد يضرك من تتوقع منه الودّ.
ولذلك كان الأذى من القريب؛ أشدّ ألما من البعيد.
وكما قيل:
وظُلْمُ ذَوِي القُرْبَى أَشَدُّ مَضَاضَـةً
عَلَى المَرْءِ مِنْ وَقْعِ الحُسَامِ المُهَنَّـدِ— د.محمد بن غالب العُمري (@m_g_alomari) December 30, 2020
Translated by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff