٤٧٩. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): شَرُّ الْإِخْوَانِ مَنْ تُكُلِّفَ لَهُ.

479. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The worst comrade is he for whom formality has to be observed. [1]

قال السيد الرضي: لأن التكليف مستلزمٌ للمشقة، وهو شرٌ لازمٌ عن الأخ المتَكلّفِ له، فهو شرُّ الإخوان.

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: This is because formality is inseparable from hardship and it is an evil that is caused by a comrade for whom formality is observed. Consequently, he is the worst of all comrades.

479. Le pire des frères est celui qui demande de son frère de se charger d’une tâche difficile.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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