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hadith 1741
Hadith #
1741
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 7 - On Hardships, Promised Rewards, and Remembering Death
Chapter
Chapter 7 - On Calamities and Hardships
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer is similar to a scale. The stronger his faith, the more his sufferings will be.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
إنما المؤمن بمنزلة كفة الميزان كلما زيد في إيمانه زيد في بلائه.

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