Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It is a distressful situation that man amasses what he does not eat and builds wherein he does not live, then he goes to Allah, most High, neither carrying the wealth with him, nor shifting the building!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِنَ العَناءِ أنَّ المَرءَ يَجمَعُ ما لا يَأكُلُ ويَبنِي ما لا يَسكُنُ ، ثُمّ يَخرُجُ إلى اللّهِ تعالى لا مالاً حَمَلَ ، ولا بِناءً نَقَلَ.
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