hadith
4574
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘[The world] is a house surrounded by trials, well-known for treachery, whose conditions do not last, whose inhabitants do not remain safe, its states are variable, its ways are changing, life in it is shameful and security in it is non-existent.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): دارٌ بالبلاءِ مَحفوفَةٌ ، وبالغَدْرِ مَعروفَةٌ ، لا تَدومُ أحوالُها ، ولا يَسلَمُ نُزّالُها ، أحوالٌ مُختَلِفةٌ ، تاراتٌ مُتَصَرِّفَةٌ ، العَيشُ فيها مَذمومٌ ، والأمانُ مِنها مَعدومٌ.
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