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Take advantage of five before five

Saturday, March 21, 2026

اغْتَنِمْ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ: شَبَابَكَ قَبْلَ هَرَمِكَ، وَصِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ، وَغِنَاكَ قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ، وَفَرَاغَكَ قَبْلَ شُغْلِكَ، وَحَيَاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ
Transliteration

Ightanim khamsan qabla khams: shababaka qabla haramik, wa sihhataka qabla saqamik, wa ghinaka qabla faqrik, wa faraghaka qabla shughlik, wa hayataka qabla mawtik.

Translation

Take advantage of five before five: your youth before old age, your health before sickness, your wealth before poverty, your free time before you're busy, and your life before your death.

Narrated by Ibn Abbas·Al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim 7846 (sahih)
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