hadith
3448
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever seeks [the profits of] this world through the work of the Hereafter, it takes him further away from that which he seeks.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ طَلَبَ الدُّنيا بِعَمَلِ الآخِرَةِ كانَ أبْعَدَ لَهُ مِمّا طَلَبَ
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