hadith 4551
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The bitterness of the world is the sweetness of the Hereafter, and the sweetness of the world is the bitterness of the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَرارةُ الدنيا حَلاوةُ الآخِرَةِ ، وحَلاوَةُ الدنيا مَرارَةُ الآخِرَةِ .

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