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Hadith 1725
Hadith #
1725
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
121
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Contrasting transient pleasures with lasting rewards
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
121. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: What a difference there is between two kinds of actions: an act whose pleasure passes away but its (ill) consequence remains, and. the act whose hardship passes away but its reward stays.
١٢١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): شَتَّانَ مَا بَيْنَ عَمَلَيْنِ: عَمَلٍ تَذْهَبُ لَذَّتُهُ وَتَبْقَى تَبِعَتُهُ، وَعَمَلٍ تَذْهَبُ مَؤُونَتُهُ وَيَبْقَى أَجْرُهُ.
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