hadith
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “A man came to Abazaer and gave him the glad tidings that his sheep had increased in number. Abazaer told him that it is true that his sheep had reproduced and had increased in number, but this is not good news for him. He said that he preferred that his sheep were fewer in number just enough to suffice him, but not be so many that they make him forget God.”
عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال
أتى أبا ذر (رحمه الله) سار له في غنمه فقال: قد كثرت الغنم وولدت، فما بشرني بكثرتها، فما قل منها وكفى أحب إلي مما كثر منها وألهى.
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