hadith
758
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Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that
a man went to see the Prophet of God (a.s) and said: “O' Prophet of God! Please teach me something.” The Prophet (a.s) said: “Do not place hopes in what others own. This would constitute being needless.” The man asked him to teach him more. The Prophet (a.s) said: “Whenever you decide to do something, think about its outcome. Do that if its outcome is goodness and guidance, but abandon that plan if its outcome is deviation and corruption.”
في وصية النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) وغيره عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال: أتى رجل إلى رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) فقال: علمني يا رسول الله، فقال: عليك باليأس مما في أيدي الناس فإنه الغنى الحاضر، قال: زدني يا رسول الله، قال: إذا هممت بأمر فتدبر عاقبته، فإن يك خيرا ورشدا فاتبعه، وإن يك غيا فدعه.
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