hadith
1579
۞
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) in one of his sermons said: “O' People! This world is an ephemeral house, but Hereafter is an eternal home. Therefore take something from this world which is your passage for your eternal home. Do not be impudent near those who know your secrets. Take your hearts out of this world before they take your bodies out of it. You live in this world but you are created for the Hereafter. The world is like a poison that those who do not know it will eat. Whenever one dies the angels ask: “What has he sent ahead?”, but the people ask: “What has he collected?” Then now send something ahead that is noble and will remain for you. Do not leave anything behind that will be a burden for you. One who has been deprived of spending his wealth in the way of God is really the one who is deprived, and will be envious of those whose scale of good deeds and charity is heavy and get a good place in Heaven and safely pass over the Bridge to the Hereafter.”
قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): في بعض خطبه: أيها الناس، إن الدنيا دار فناء والآخرة دار بقاء، فخذوا من ممركم لمقركم ولا تهتكوا أستاركم عند من يعلم أسراركم، وأخرجوا من الدنيا قلوبكم من قبل أن تخرج منها أبدانكم، ففي الدنيا حييتم وللآخرة خلقتم، إنما الدنيا كالسم يأكله من لا يعرفه، إن العبد إذا مات قالت الملائكة: ما قدم؟ وقال الناس: ما أخر؟ فقدموا فضلا يكن لكم، ولا تؤخروا كلا يكن عليكم، فإن المحروم من حرم خير ماله، والمغبوط [من] ثقل بالخيرات والصدقات موازينه، وأحسن في الجنة بها مهاده، وطيب على الصراط بها مسلكه.
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