hadith
1778
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Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Whoever prepares himself for the future life of this world has not recognized the truth about death. People who have high aspirations will commit sins and do evil. If one could see his own death, and how fast it approaches him, then he would hate high aspirations and seeking (material things of) this world.”
قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): ما أنزل الموت حق منزلته من عد غدا من أجله، وما أطال عبد الأمل إلا أساء العمل. وكان يقول: لو رأى العبد أجله وسرعته إليه لأبغض الأمل وطلب الدنيا.
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