The Sufficient (Vol 2) · Hadith 640 (#Ḥadīth #16)

16ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) لِقَاءُ الإخْوَانِ مَغْنَمٌ جَسِيمٌ وَإِنْ قَلُّوا.

16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) has said, ‘Meeting of brothers (in belief) is a great opportunity, even if they are very few.’”

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).