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hadith 471
Hadith #
471
Book
Mīzān al-Ḥikma
Volume
1
Part
The Brother
Chapter
The Best of Brothers
Source
Muḥammad Muḥammadī Rayshahrī
Cited from
Ghurar al-Hikam, number:4988
Publisher
ICAS Press
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best of your brothers is the one who stands by you, and better than him is he who suffices himself with you, and even when he is in need of you, he spares you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خيرُ إخْوانِكَ مَن واساكَ ، وخيرٌ مِنه مَن كَفاكَ، وإنِ احتاجَ إليكَ أعْفاكَ.
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