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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Be so hopeful of God that you do not dare to commit any sins, and fear God so much that you do not lose all your hopes of His Mercy.”
قال الصادق (عليه السلام): ارج الله رجاء لا يجرؤك على معصيته، وخف الله خوفا لا يؤيسك من رحمته.
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