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hadith 7897
Hadith #
7897
Book
Ghurar al-Ḥikam
Volume
1
Chapter
Opportunity and Its Loss
Source
ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Muḥammad al-Tamīmī al-Āmidī
Publisher
Ansariyan Publications
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Imam Ali (AS) said, When the opportunity arises, then seize it, for indeed wasting an opportunity leads to distress.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا أمْكَنَتِ الفُرْصَةُ فَانْتَهِزْها فَإنَّ إضاعَةَ الفُرْصَةِ غُصَّةٌ

Similar narrations

  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7888 Imam Ali (AS) said, Opportunities are things that are [meant to be] seized.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1059 Imam Ali (AS) said, Hurry to take advantage of opportunity before it becomes [a cause of] distress.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7893 Imam Ali (AS) said, Losing an opportunity is distressful.
  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2876 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Losing an opportunity is distressful.
  • Nahj al-Balāgha #1723 118. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: To miss an opportunity brings about grief.
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