One Hundred And Fifty Lessons For Life

Lesson Twenty: The Worst Friends

Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) said:

Translation

Your worst friends are those who flatter and talk with you superficially and conceal your faults.[^1]

Brief Description

Escaping the realities and concealing the truths neither solves any problem nor is it a service to anyone. Therefore, friends who refrain from constructive criticism and from urging corrective actions and, instead, hide their friend’s faults for his false satisfaction, or misrepresent it as a goodness, have failed to be faithful in friendship. They have also committed a great treachery that may cause serious damage to the prestige, reputation, honor and prosperity of their friend.

[^1]: Ghurar al-Hakam