hadith
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473. It was said to Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him: We wish you had changed your grey hair, O’ Amīr al-mu’minīn. Then he said:
٤٧٣. وَقِيلَ لَهُ (عليه السلام) : لَوْ غَيَّرْتَ شَيْبَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. فَقَالَ (عليه السلام) :
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