Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 14, Hadith 263
حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ بْنُ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: كُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ: إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُرْفَعُ مِنَ النَّاسِ الأُلْفَةُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Farwa ibn Abi al-Maghra narrated to us, saying: al-Qasim ibn Malik narrated to us, from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Awn, from ‘Umayr ibn Ishaq, who said: ‘We used to say that the first thing to be taken away from people would be affection.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُرْفَعُ مِنَ النَّاسِ الأُلْفَةُ.
الأُلْفَةُ refers to affection, harmony, or closeness among people; يُرْفَعُ is literally ‘is lifted/removed.’
Review whether ‘affection’ or ‘harmony among people’ best captures الألفة.