徐弱(?—?),战国时期楚国人,墨家人物。

徐弱是墨家钜子孟胜的弟子,孟胜为楚国阳城君守卫食邑。阳城君在楚悼王死后,参与杀害吴起,伤到了楚悼王的遗体。楚肃王追究阳城君,阳城君逃走了,楚国要收回他的食邑。孟胜要为阳城君赴死,徐弱劝说他:“赴死若有益于对阳城君,还可以,赴死对阳城君无益,却使墨家在天下断绝了,是不可以的。”孟胜认为自己的作为体现了墨者的精神,而且他将钜子之位传给田襄子了。徐弱于是说:如果像夫子说言,那我请求先死以扫清道路。转身在孟胜面前刎颈而死[1]。《古今人表》称徐弱列为第四等中上[2]

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