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[Machine] Al-Hasan used to say, "The most harmful disease is the one that affects the heart, meaning desire."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٤٩١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ قَالَ

كَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَقُولُ «شَرُّ دَاءٍ خَالَطَ قَلْبًا يَعْنِي الْهَوَى»