Home / Books / Ghurar al-Ḥikam / Volume 1 / The Brother, the Friend, the Associate and the Companion / Hadith 396 hadith 396 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not acquire more ‘worldly brothers, for if you become incapable of fulfilling their wishes they turn into enemies; and their example is like the example of fire – a lot of it burns and a little of it benefits. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَسْتَكْثِرَنَّ مِنْ إخوانِ الدُّنيا فَإنَّكَ إنْ عَجَزْتَ عَنْهُمْ تَحَوَّلُوا أعداءً و إنَّ مَثَلَهُمْ كَمَثَلِ النَّارِ كَثيرُها يُحرِقُ وَ قليلُها يَنْفَعُ All narrations in The Brother, the Friend, the Associate and the Companion Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 396 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not acquire more ‘worldly brothers, for if you become incapable of fulfilling their wishes they turn into enemies; and their example is like the example of fire – a lot of it burns and a little of it benefits. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَسْتَكْثِرَنَّ مِنْ إخوانِ الدُّنيا فَإنَّكَ إنْ عَجَزْتَ عَنْهُمْ تَحَوَّلُوا أعداءً و إنَّ مَثَلَهُمْ كَمَثَلِ النَّارِ كَثيرُها يُحرِقُ وَ قليلُها يَنْفَعُ