Nahj al-Balāgha 1, record 164 of the digital edition

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī · True friendship in adversity, absence, and death

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Arabic text

١٣٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَا يَكُونُ الصَّدِيقُ صَدِيقاً حَتَّى يَحْفَظَ أَخَاهُ فِى ثَلَاثٍ فِى نَكْبَتِهِ وَغَيْبَتِهِ وَوَفَاتِهِ.

Translation

134. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A friend is not a friend unless he affords protection to his comrade on three occasions: in his adversity, in his absence and at his death.

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