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Hadith 1687
Hadith #
1687
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
64
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Sleeping travelers as a metaphor for worldly life
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
64. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The people of the world are like travellers who are being carried while they are asleep.
٦٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا كَرَكْبٍ يُسَارُ بِهِمْ وَهُمْ نِيَامٌ.
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