hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, He (‘a) said about al-Ashtar al-Nakha‘ī when he was informed about his death (may Allah have mercy upon him): If he was a mountain, he would have been a great one, no hoofed animal would have reached its peak and no bird would have been able to fly over it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ قالَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ـ في حَقِّ الأشْتَرِ النَّخَعي لَمّا بَلَغَهُ وَفاتُهُ رَحِمَهُ اللّه: لَوْ كانَ جَبَلاً لَكانَ فِنْداً لايَرتَقيهِ الحافِرُ وَلا يُوفي عَلَيْهِ الطّائِرُ