Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 259

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

الْوَفَاءُ لاِهْلِ الْغَدْرِ

Faithfulness with faithless people

غَدْرٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ،

is faithlessness with Allah,

وَالْغَدْرُ بَأَهْلِ الْغَدْرِ

while faithlessness with faithless people

وَفَاءٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ.

is faithfulness with Allah.