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Hadith 1877
Hadith #
1877
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
307
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Patience in grief versus material loss
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
307. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A man can sleep on the death of his child, but cannot sleep at loss of property.
٣٠٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): يَنَامُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الثُّكْلِ وَلَا يَنَامُ عَلَى الْحَرَبِ.
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