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Hadith #
457
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
The Brother
Chapter
Warning Against Some Forms Of Brotherhood
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The worst brother is the one who stays with you in your affluence and abandons you in your poverty.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِئسَ الأخُ أخٌ يَرعاكَ غَنِيّا وَيقطعُكَ فَقيراً.

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6396 Imam Ali (AS) said, One who respects you because of your opulence, belittles you in your [time of] poverty.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #265 Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst brother is the one who keeps ties with you in good times but abandons you in times of difficulty.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #263 Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst of brothers is one who forsakes you [in times of need].
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