Hating desires upon foreseeing fate

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 334

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 334

Hating desires upon foreseeing fate
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۳۳۴. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَوْرَأَى الْعَبْدُ الْأَجَلَ وَمَسِيرَهُ لَأَبْغَضَ الْأَمَلَ وَغُرُورَهُ.

334. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If a man happens to see the end of (his) life and his final fate, he will begin hating desires and their deception.