Abu Ali al-Rudbari or Abuzer Rudbari (Persian: ابو علی رودباری), known also as Rudbari, was a famous early Persian[1] sufi saint of the 9th century.

He claimed descent from the Sassanid king Anushiravan and was a disciple of Junayd Baghdadi.

One of his most famous sayings is: No prison confines more closely than the society of those whose outlook is contrary to one's own.

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