hadith 691
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever seeks this world through the work of the Hereafter will have his goal set at a greater distance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن طَلبَ الدُّنيا بعَملِ الآخِرَةِ كانَ أبْعَدَ لَهُ مِمّا طَلَبَ.

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