Hadith 599
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4-85 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Musa ibn al-Qasim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Qazvan, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Muslim al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq(MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
You should benefit from four things before four things happen: use your youth before you get old; use your health before you get ill; use your wealth before you get poor; and use your life before your death.”
4-85 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثني يعقوب ابن يزيد، عن موسى بن القاسم، عن محمد بن سعيد بن غزوان، عن إسماعيل بن مسلم السكوني، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن آبائه، عن علي عليهم السلام قال
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: بادر بأربع قبل أربع، بشبابك قبل هرمك، وصحتك قبل سقمك، وغناك قبل فقرك، وحياتك قبل مماتك
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