hadith
1715
۞
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A servant of God has a rank near God which he cannot attain unless he gets ill or loses some of his property.”
عنه (عليه السلام)
إنه لتكون للعبد منزلة عند الله فما ينالها أبدا إلا بإحدى خصلتين: إما بذهاب ماله، أو بلية في جسده.
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