sayingDunya & HereafterSaying 295
“Anyone whom death overtakes early seeks time while the death of anyone who is deferred puts forth excuses for the postponement (of doing good deeds).”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: anyone whom death overtakes early seeks time while the death of anyone who is deferred puts forth excuses for the postponement (of doing good deeds).
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Do one small act today whose reward is in the Hereafter.
SOURCE
Saying 295 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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