hadith
1440
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) told someone: “Get closer to your heart, and talk to it. Consider your deeds as your father whom you follow. And consider your own self as an enemy with whom you are at war. Consider your wealth as a loan you have to return.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
لرجل: اجعل قلبك قرينا تزواله، واجعل عملك والدا تتبعه، واجعل نفسك عدوا تجاهده، واجعل مالك كعارية تردها.
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