The helplessness of lacking or losing true brothers

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 12

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 12

The helplessness of lacking or losing true brothers
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١٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَعْجَزُ النَّاسِ مَنْ عَجَزَ عَنِ اكْتِسَابِ الْإِخْوَانِ وَأَعْجَزُ مِنْهُ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ مَنْ ظَفِرَ بِهِ مِنْهُمْ.

12. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The most helpless of all men is he who cannot find a few brothers during his life, but still more helpless is he who finds such a brother but loses him. [1]