hadith
1586
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Consider this world to be like a place you have stopped and intend to leave after a short time. Or think of it like some property you have obtained in sleep, and you see nothing in your hand when you wake up. Whenever you see a dead person, assume it is you, and think that you have asked the Lord to return you to this world, and He has done so. Now act like a person who has seen the results of his actions.”
قال الباقر (عليه السلام): أنزل الدنيا منك كمنزل نزلته ثم أردت التحول عنه من يومك، أو كمال اكتسبته في منامك واستيقضت فليس في يدك منه شئ، وإذا حضرت في جنازة فكن كأنك المحمول عليها وكأنك سألت ربك الرجعة إلى الدنيا فردك، فاعمل عمل من قد عاين.
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