hadith
687
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed man reaches near [the realization of] his hopes, when the [sudden] approach of his death cuts them short, then - Glory be to Allah! - neither is the hope realized nor is the hoper spared.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ المَرْءَ يَشْرُفُ عَلى أمَلِهِ فَيَقْطَعُهُ حُضُورُ أجَلِهِ فَسُبْحانَ اللّهِ لا أمَلٌ يُدْرَكُ وَ لامُؤَمِّلٌ يُتْرَكُ
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