hadith
3497
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not solicit this world by the work of the Hereafter and do not prefer the transient over the eternal, for this is the trait of the hypocrites and the character of the apostates.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَلْتَمِسِ الدُّنيا بِعَمَلِ الآخِرَةِ وَلا تُؤْثِرِ العاجِلَةَ علَى الآجِلَةِ فَإنَّ ذلِك شيمَةُ المُنافِقينَ وَ سَجِيَّةُ المارقينَ
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