hadith
1057
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Hasten in performing your good deeds and compete with your deaths, for you will be compensated for what you sent forward, rewarded for what you did beforehand and held accountable for what you left behind.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بادِرُوا أعْمالَكُمْ وَ سابِقُوا آجالَكُمْ فَإنَّكُمْ مَدينُونَ بِما أسْلَفْتُمْ وَمُجازَوْنَ بِما قَدَّمْتُمْ وَ مُطالَبُونَ بِما خَلَّفْتُمْ
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