hadith
10853
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not make your family and children your greatest concern, for indeed if they are friends of Allah, the Glorified, then Allah does not forsake His friend, and if they are the enemies of Allah then what is your concern for the enemies of Allah?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَجْعَلْ أكْبَرَ هَمِّكَ بِأهْلِكَ وَ وَلَدِكَ فَإنَّهُمْ إنْ يَكُونُوا أوْلِياءَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ فَإنَّ اللّهَ لايُضَيِّعُ وَلِيَّهُ وَ إنْ يَكُونُوا أعْداءَ اللّهِ فَما هَمُّكَ بِأعْداءِ اللّهِ
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