Home / Books / Mīzān al-Ḥikma / Volume 1 / Expectation and Death / Hadith 1051 hadith 1051 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The closest thing is death, and the remotest thing is expectation. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْرَبُ شَيْءٍ الأجلُ، أبْعَدُ شَيْءٍ الأملُ. Similar narrations Ghurar al-Ḥikam #661 Imam Ali (AS) said, How close death is to hope! Ghurar al-Ḥikam #683 Imam Ali (AS) said, The farthest thing is hope. Ghurar al-Ḥikam #41 Imam Ali (AS) said, The nearest thing is death. All narrations in Expectation and Death Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 1051 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The closest thing is death, and the remotest thing is expectation. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْرَبُ شَيْءٍ الأجلُ، أبْعَدُ شَيْءٍ الأملُ.