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hadith 1454
Hadith #
1454
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 6 - On One's Faults, the Heart and the Intellect
Chapter
Chapter 1 - On One's Faults and Ways to Fight them
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
۞
God's Prophet (a.s) said: “What I fear the most for my nation is following their selfish desires, and having high hopes. Selfish desires will make you deviate from the right path, and having high hopes will make you forget the Hereafter.”
وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن أخوف ما أخاف على أمتي الهوى وطول الأمل، فأما الهوى فيصد عن الحق، وأما طول الأمل فينسي الآخرة.
Tags Soul (Nafs)Heedlessness/Negligence

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