و درود خدا بر او فرمود: بدترین دوست آنکه برای او به رنج و زحمت افتی. Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The worst comrade is he for whom formality has to be observed. as-Sayyid ar-Radi says: This is…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام):

شَرُّ الْإِخْوَانِ مَنْ تُكُلِّفَ لَهُ.

قال الرضي: لأن التكليف مستلزم للمشقة و هو شر لازم عن الأخ المتكلف له فهو شر الإخوان.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The worst comrade is he for whom formality has to be observed. as-Sayyid ar-Radi says: This is because formality is inseparable from hardship and it is an eivl that is caused by a comrade for whom formality is observed. Consequently, he is the worst of all comrades.

Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution