hadith
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Imam Zayn al-Abedin (a.s) said: “Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said his morning prayer, sat in his place of prayer and waited until the sun started to rise. Then he faced the people and said: “I swear by God that I saw some people who stood up in prayer and prostrated in God's worship all night long, and pressed their knees and foreheads against the floor as if they heard the blazing Fire of Hell, and would shake like trees whenever they were reminded of God, as if they had been in ignorance.” Imam Zayn al-Abedin (a.s) continued: “Then Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) stood up and was never seen to laugh again until he died.”
عن علي بن الحسين (عليه السلام) قال
صلى أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) [الفجر] ثم لم يزل في موضعه حتى صارت الشمس على قيد رمح، وأقبل على الناس بوجهه فقال: والله لقد أدركنا أقواما كانوا يبيتون لربهم سجدا وقياما، يراوحون بين جباههم وركبهم كأن زفير النار في آذانهم، إذا ذكر الله عندهم مادوا كما يميد الشجر كأن القوم باتوا غافلين، قال: ثم قام فما رؤي ضاحكا حتى قبض، صلوات الله عليه.
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