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4-133 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Salim - the servant of Tarbal that he had heard Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) say, “
The world is making progress. Whatever you earn in this world, you earn it despite your weaknesses. Yet, you may lose some thing and not be able to hold on to them with all your strength.”He (MGB) then added, “Whoever forgets about what he has lost is in comfort, and whoever is pleased with what he has been granted will be cheerful.”
4-13 3 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن علي بن أسباط عن سليم مولى طربال، عن رجل، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال
سمعته يقول:الدنيا دول، فما كان لك فيها أتاك على ضعفك، وما كان منها عليك أتاك ولم تمتنع منه بقوةثم أتبع هذا الكلام بأن قال: من يئس مما فات أراح بدنه، ومن قنع بما اوتي قرت عينه
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