hadith
4172
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Mufazzal b. Aumar said, 'Make use of some of the [commodities of this] world to help you in the next world, for I have heard Abu Aabdallah (AS) [i.e. Imam al-Sadiq] say, 'Make use of some of this [abode] for that one, but do not be a burden on other people.
عن المفضّلِ بنِ عمرَ: استَعِينُوا بِبعضِ الدنيا على الآخِرَةِ ، فإنّي
سَمِعتُ أبا عبدِ اللّهِ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) يقولُ: اِستَعِينُوا بِبعضِ هذهِ على هذهِ ، ولا تَكُونوا كَلاًّ على الناسِ .
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