hadith
7103
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Imam Ali (AS) said, The keepers of material treasures are annihilated while they are [still] alive while the scholars remain as long as the nights and days remain. Their bodies are lost but their examples [and teachings continue to] remain in the hearts.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلَكَ خُزّانُ الأمْوالِ وَ هُمْ أحْياءٌ وَ العُلَماءُ باقُوْنَ ما بَقِيَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهارُ أعْيانُهُمْ مَفْقُودَةٌ وَ أمْثالُهُمْ فِي القُلُوبِ مَوْجُودَةٌ
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