hadith
3218
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily this world is a means of distraction from the Hereafter. Its companion obtains nothing from it except that it opens for him [the door of] greed for it and attachment towards it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الدُّنيا لَمِشْغَلَةٌ عَنِ الآخِرَةِ لَمْ يُصِبْ صاحِبُها مِنْها سَبَباً (سَيْباً) إلاّ فَتَحَتْ عَلَيْهِ حِرْصاً عَلَيْها وَ لَهَجاً بِها
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