hadith
3984
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked by his companion Abu Basir whether the spirit remains with the body during sleep or leaves it, replied, 'No, O Abu Basir, verily if the spirit were to leave the body it would never again return to it. It is actually like the sun that is fixed in its place in the centre of the sky, yet its rays extend out to the earth.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ عندما سَألَه أبو بصيرٍ عنِ الرُّوحِ عِندَ النَّومِ أخارِجٌ مِن البَدَنِ؟ ـ: لا يا أبا بصيرٍ ، فإنَّ الرُّوحَ إذا فارَقَتِ البَدَنَ لَم تَعُدْ إلَيهِ ، غَيرَ أنّها بمَنزِلَةِ عَينِ الشَّمسِ مَركُوزةٌ في السماءِ في كَبِدِها ، وشُعاعُها في الدنيا.