hadith
1738
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “The people who suffered the worst hardships were the Prophets. Then there were those who followed them and then the people who are most similar to the Prophets suffer the worst hardships.”
عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال
أشد الناس بلاء الأنبياء، ثم الأماثل فالأماثل.
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