hadith
1817
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239. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who is a sluggard loses his rights and he who believes in the backbiter loses his friend.
٢٣٩. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ أَطَاعَ التَّوَانِيَ ضَيَّعَ الْحُقُوقَ، وَمَنْ أَطَاعَ الْوَاشِيَ ضَيَّعَ الصَّدِيقَ.
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- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2814 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who obeys an indifferent person ends up losing his rights and he who obeys a traitor ends up losing his friends.
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