hadith
8239
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Exalted, does not give a servant more than what He has decreed for him in the Wise Reminder, even though his means [of seeking it] may be great, his craving for it intense and his stratagems for it strong; nor does the weakness of a person or the paucity of his means stand between him and what is ordained for him in the Wise Reminder. And indeed, the one who knows this and acts upon it will have the most comfort in benefit among all people, and verily the one who disregards it and doubts in it will have to face the most harm.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللّهَ تَعالى لَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِلْعَبْدِ وَ إنِ اشْتَدَّتْ حيلَتُهُ وَ عَظُمَتْ طَلِبَتُهُ (وَإنْ عَظُمَتْ حيلَتُهُ وَ اشْتَدَّتْ طَلِبَتُهُ) وَقَوِيَتْ مَكيْدَتُهُ أكْثَرَ مِمّا سُمِّيَ لَهُ فِي الذِّكْرِ الحَكيمِ وَ لَمْ يَحُلْ بَيْنَ العَبْدِ في ضَعْفِهِ وَ قِلَّةِ حيلَتِهِ أنْ يَبْلُغَ دُونَ ما سُمِّيَ لَهُ فيِ الذِّكْرِ الحَكيمِ وَ إنَّ العارِفَ لِهذا اَلعامِلَ بِهِ أعْظَمُ النّاسِ راحَةً في مَنْفَعَة وَ إنَّ التّارِكَ لَهُ وَ الشّاكَّ فيهِ لَأعْظَمُ النّاسِ شُغْلاً في مَضرَّة
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