hadith
1724
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Imam Sajjad (a.s)
“I do not like anyone who is constantly healthy in this world, and never suffers from any calamities.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
كان علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام) يقول: إني لأكره في الرجل أن يعافى في الدنيا، فلا يصيبه شئ من مصائبها.
Similar narrations
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