hadith
9583
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily when a man dies people say: ‘What has he left behind? while the angels say: ‘What has he sent forward? Your forefathers are for Allah! Send some of your wealth forward, so that it may be a provision for you [in the Hereafter], and do not leave all of it behind such that it becomes a [heavy] burden on you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ المَرْءَ إذا هَلَكَ قالَ النّاسُ: ما تَرَكَ؟ وَ قالَتِ المَلائِكَةُ ما قَدَّمَ ؟ لِلّهِ آباؤُكُمْ فَقَدِّمُوا بَعْضاً يَكُنْ لَكُمْ ذُخْراً وَ لاتُخَلِّفُوا كُلاًّ فَيَكُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَلاًّ
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