hadith
7981
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever occupies himself with the superfluous, the important matter that he hopes for eludes him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ اشْتَغَلَ بِالفُضُولِ فاتَهُ مِنْ مُهِمِّهِ المَأْمُولُ
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