Nahj al-Balāgha
Hadith 2080٧٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِنَّ الْأُمُورَ إذا اشْتَبَهَتْ اعْتُبِرَ آخِرُهَا بِأَوَّلِهَا.
76. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If matters get mixed up then the last ones should be appreciated according to the previous one. [1]