hadith
2529
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Imam Ali (AS) said, By Allah! If I were to spend a sleepless night on the thorns of al-Sa‘dān or be driven shackled in chains as a prisoner, it would be more acceptable to me than meeting Allah and His Prophet as an oppressor over any [of His] servants, or a usurper of any worldly possessions. And how can I oppress for the sake of the body which is fast moving towards destruction and is going to spend a long time [buried] in the earth?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَ اللّهِ لأنْ أبيتَ عَلى حَسَكِ السَّعْدانِ مُسَهَّداً وَ أُجَرَّ فِي الأغْلالِ مُصَفَّداً أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِنْ أنْ ألْقَي اللّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ ظالِماً لِبَعْضِ العِبادِ أوْ غاصِباً لِشَيْء مِنَ الحُطامِ و كَيْفَ أظْلِمُ لِنَفْس يُسْرِعُ إلَى الْبِلى قُفُولُها وَيَطُولُ فِي الثَّرى حُلُولُها
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