hadith
1647
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘My father used to say, ‘When you think of doing something good, rush to do it immediately for verily you do not know what could happen later [to prevent you from doing it].
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كانَ أبي يَقولُ: إذا هَمَمتَ بِخَيرٍ فبادِرْ؛ فإنَّكَ لا تَدري ما يَحدُثُ.
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