hadith
1212
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Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no good in this world except for two [types of] people: the person who makes amends for the sins that he commits, through repentance, and the person who struggles against his lower-self in obedience to Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاخَيرَ في الدُّنيا إلاّ لأحَدِ رَجُلَينِ: رَجُلٌ أذْنَبَ ذُنُوباً فَهُوَ يَتَدارَكُها بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ رَجُلٌ يُجاهِدُ نَفْسَهُ على طاعةِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
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