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[Machine] "To be hit by a mistake, its time is between his eyes and his hope is behind his back, so when the mistake hits, it is turned and his hope is placed between his eyes and his time is behind his back."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٦٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أبِي حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَنْبَأَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ «كَانَ آدَمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَبْلَ

أَنْ يُصِيبَ الْخَطِيئَةَ أَجَلُهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَأَمَلُهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ فَلَمَّا أَصَابَ الْخَطِيئَةَ فَحُوِّلَ فَجُعِلَ أَمَلُهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَأَجَلُهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ»  


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السيوطي:٦٠٢٨a

"إِنَّ آدَمَ قَبْلَ أنْ يُصِيبَ الذَّنْب كانَ أجلُهُ بيْنَ عيْنيْه، وأملُهُ خَلفَهُ، فَلَمَّا أصَابَ الذَّنْبَ جَعَل اللَّهُ أَمَلَهُ بيْنَ عيْنيْهِ، وأجلَهُ خَلفَهُ، فَلَا يزَالُ يأمُلُ حتَّى يمُوتَ ".  

ابن عساكر عن الحسن مرسلًا، ورجاله ثقات