hadith
1693
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God will push believers away from what they like but He dislikes, just as a man pushes away a camel with scabies from his other camels.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
إن الله يذود العبد المؤمن عما يكره مما يشتهي المؤمن كما يذود الرجل البعير الأجرب عن إبله مما ليس منها.
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