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hadith 664
Hadith #
664
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Hopes and Aspirations
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, No one lengthens his hopes except that he [also] curtails his actions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أطالَ أحدٌ في الأمَلِ إلاّ قَصَّر فِي العَمَلِ
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