hadith
924
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God's Prophet (a.s) said: “You should value the following: youth before old age, health before illness, being free before getting busy, life before death, and affluence before poverty.”
وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): اغتنم خمسا قبل خمس: شبابك قبل هرمك، وصحتك قبل سقمك، وفراغك قبل شغلك، وحياتك قبل موتك، وغناك قبل فقرك.
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