Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the ordeal is faster in descending upon a pious believer than rain to the bottom of the earth.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ البلاءَ أسْرَعُ إلى المؤمنِ التّقيِّ مِن المَطرِ إلى قَرارِ الأرضِ.
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