hadith
2630
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily if you are not killed then you are going to die anyway, and I swear by the One Who holds Alis soul in His Hand, a thousand strikes of the sword on ones head is easier to bear than to die in ones bed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّكُم إن لا تُقتَلُوا تَمُوتُوا ، والذي نَفسُ عَلِيٍّ بيدِهِ ، لألفُ ضَربَةٍ بالسَّيفِ عَلَى الرَّأسِ أيسَرُ مِن مَوتٍ على فِراشٍ.
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