hadith
1583
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God's Prophet (a.s) passed by an insane man and asked what had happened to him. They said: “He is insane.” The Prophet (a.s) said: “His brain is injured. A real insane person is one who prefers this world to the Hereafter.”
مر رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) بمجنون، فقال: ما له؟ فقيل: إنه مجنون، فقال: بل هو مصاب، إنما المجنون من آثر الدنيا على الآخرة.
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