hadith
1753
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In Uyun Akhbar al-Reza it is narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) said
“Imam Sadiq (a.s) saw a man who was really upset about the death of his child. Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “You are so upset about a small tragedy, but you are neglecting the great tragedy. If you had prepared yourself to go to where your child has gone, you would have never become so upset. However forgetting to prepare for death is a greater tragedy than the death of your son.”
من كتاب عيون الأخبار: عن الرضا (عليه السلام) قال: رأى الصادق (عليه السلام) رجلا قد اشتد جزعه على ولده فقال: يا هذا، جزعت للمصيبة الصغرى وغفلت عن المصيبة الكبرى؟ لو
كنت لما صار إليه ولدك مستعدا لما اشتد عليه جزعك، فمصابك بتركك الاستعداد أعظم من مصابك بولدك.
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