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Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed destitution is an affliction, and worse than destitution is sickness of the body, and worse than bodily ailment is the sickness of the heart.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألا وَ إنَّ مِنَ البَلاءِ اَلفاقَةَ وَ أشَدُّ مِنَ الفاقَةِ مَرَضُ البَدَنِ وَ أشَدُّ مِنْ مَرَضِ البَدَنِ مَرَضُ القَلْبِ
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