hadith
1556
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Imam Baqir (a.s)
The story of a greedy man in this world is similar to the story of a silk worm. The more silk it winds around itself, the harder it will get for it to exit, until it finally dies in grief.”
عن الصادق (عليه السلام) قال
قال الباقر (عليه السلام): مثل الحريص على الدنيا مثل دودة القز كلما ازدادت من القز على نفسها لفا كان أبعد لها من الخروج حتى تموت غما.
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