11. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from al- Hajjal from Ali ibn Ya’qub al-Hashimi from Harun ibn Muslim from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurara who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام has said, ‘Never befriend an idiotic person; the more delightful you may become from his side the closer it will get to your misfortune.’”