hadith
3560
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Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Show your despair of people [and their possessions], for verily that is true wealth.
الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أظهِرِ اليَأسَ مِن الناسِ ؛ فإنَّ ذلكَ هُو الغِنى .
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