hadith
1557
۞
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“What do I have to do with this world? The story of me and the world is similar to that of a man who is riding and reaches a tree. He rests under the shade of the tree for a short while, and then leaves the tree when its shade goes away.”
عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): ما أنا والدنيا! إنما مثلي ومثل الدنيا كمثل رجل راكب مر على شجرة لها فئ فاستظل تحتها، فلما أن مال الظل عنها ارتحل وذهب وتركها.
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