hadith
909
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God's Prophet (a.s) said: “God respects seventy year old people, and is ashamed to punish eighty year old people.”
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن الله ليكرم أبناء السبعين ويستحي من أبناء الثمانين أن يعذبهم.
Tags
Mercy
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