Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: Use four things before four things happen 4-85 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثني يعقوب ابن يزيد، عن ٠د بن سعيد بن غزوان، عن إس٠السكوني، عن جعفر بن ٠د، عن آبائه، عن علي عليه٠قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: بادر بأربع قبل أربع، بشبابك قبل هر٠ك، وغناك قبل فقرك، وحياتك قبل ٠4-85 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Musa ibn al-Qasim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Qazvan, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Muslim al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq(MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “You should benefit from four things before four things happen: use your youth before you get old; use your health before you get ill; use your wealth before you get poor; and use your life before your death.”