Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When Allah bestows a bounty upon a servant, no sooner does the latter feel thankful for it in his heart than he becomes deserving of increase therein before the expression of thanks has even reached his tongue.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما أنعَمَ اللّهُ على عَبدٍ نِعمَةً فَشَكَرَها بِقَلبِهِ ، إلّا استَوجَبَ المَزِيدَ فيها قَبلَ أن يُظهِرَ شُكرَها عَلى لِسانِهِ.
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