hadith
4529
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not allow the abundance of what amazes you in it to deceive you because it will be only a little that you take from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): فلا يَغُرَّنَّكُم كَثرَةُ ما يُعجِبُكُم فيها لِقِلَّةِ ما يَصحَبُكُم مِنها .
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