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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The world has only taken from the hereafter as much as a needle takes from the sea when it is dipped into it."  

الطبراني:١٧٩٣١ – حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا طَاهِرُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ نِزَارٍ ثنا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ ثنا بَكْرُ بْنُ خُنَيْسٍ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا أَخَذَتِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا كَمَا أَخَذَ مِخْيَطٌ غُرِسَ فِي الْبَحْرِ مِنْ مَائِهِ»  

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