hadith
9460
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Increase your remembrance of death and of the place you have to go suddenly and return to after death, until it comes to you while you are on your guard against it and have prepared yourself for it, and let it not come over you suddenly thereby taking you by surprise.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْثِرْ ذِكْرَ المَوْتِ وَما تَهْجِمُ عَلَيْهِ وَ تُفْضي إلَيْهِ بَعْدَ المَوْتِ حَتّى يَأتِيَكَ وَقَدْ أخَذْتَ لَهُ حِذْرَكَوَ شَدَدْتَ لَهُ أزْرَكَ وَ لايَأتِيَكَ بَغْتَةً فَيَبْهَرَكَ
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