hadith
3636
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) never used to utter the words 'if only...' with regards to something that had happened in the past.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَم يَكُن رسولُ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) يقولُ لِشَيءٍ قد مَضى: لَو كانَ غَيرَهُ!
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #4026 Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) never used to utter the words 'if only...' with regards to anything that had already passed.
- Al-Kāfi #141 “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a) never said about something that had taken place, ‘If only it was different.’”
- Mishkāt al-Anwār #41 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet never used to say: “I wish something else had happened” after things had happened.”