Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The World With Regards to One Who Has Abandoned it

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hadith 4501
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah revealed to the world, ‘Tire and wear out the one who serves you, and serve the one who rejects you.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أوحَى اللّهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى إلى الدنيا: اِخْدِمي مَن خَدَمَنِي ، وأتْعِبي مَن خَدَمَكِ .
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hadith 4502
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The world is for the one who abandons it and the Hereafter is for the one who seeks it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الدنيا لِمَن تَرَكَها والآخرةُ لِمَن طَلَبَها .
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hadith 4503
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The example of this world is like your shadow for if you stand still, it stands still and if you chase it, it distances itself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَثَلُ الدنيا كَظِلِّكَ؛ إن وَقَفتَ وَقَفَ ، وإن طَلَبتَهُ بَعُدَ.
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