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From Risālah fī mā yajib ʿalā al-qulūb · translated by Aaishah Lombard
Know, may God have mercy upon you, that the hearts have stations as the limbs have stations, and the worship of the hearts is more noble than the worship of the limbs.
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From Al-Ḥikam al-ʿAṭāʾiyyah · translated by Faatima Uddin
Among the signs of reliance upon one’s own works is the loss of hope when a slip occurs.
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From Al-Risālah · translated by Rafiul Muntakim
And it is not for anyone to speak of what is permitted and forbidden except from a position of knowledge, and knowledge is the Book, the Sunnah, consensus, or analogy.
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From Rasāʾil al-Jāḥiẓ · translated by Syed Ahaz bin Atif
The book does not interrupt you when you are at prayer, nor does it withhold from you when you are in need, nor does it weary of your repeated requests.
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