hadith
4521
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily your world to me is more worthless than a leaf being gnawed at in the mouth of a locust. What has Ali got to do with perishable things?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَدُنياكُم أهوَنُ عِندي مِن وَرَقَةٍ (في) فِي جَرادَةٍ تَقضِمُها ، ... ما لِعَلِيّ ونعيمٍ يَفْنى.
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