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hadith 340
Hadith #
340
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
The Brother, the Friend, the Associate and the Companion
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The best of your brothers is the one who supports you, and better than him is the one who suffices for you, and when he needs you, he excuses you [if you are unable to assist him].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَيرُ إخوانِكَ مَنْ واساكَ وَ خيرٌ مِنْهُ مَنْ كَفاكَ وَ إنِ احْتاجَ إلَيكَ أعفاكَ
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