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لَوْلَا جَمِيلُ سَتْرِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَمَلٌ أَهْلًا لِلْقَبُولِ

Were it not for the beauty of His veiling, no work would be fit for acceptance.

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Ibn ʿAbbād

العبد مبتلى بنظره الى نفسه وفرحه بعمله من حيث نسبته اليه وشهود حوله وقوته عليه وهذا لامحيص له عنه الا بما شاء ربه وقد يكشف حجابه فيرائى به ويطلب حمد الناس له وهذا كله من الشرك الخفى القادح فى الاخلاص الحقيقى

The servant (*ʿabd*) is afflicted by his looking at himself (*naẓar ilā nafsihi*) and by his delight in his deed insofar as it is attributed (*nisba*) to him, and by his witnessing (*shuhūd*) of his own power and strength (*ḥawl wa-quwwa*) over it. From this he has no escape, except as his Lord wills. And he may cast off his veil (*ḥijāb*) and make a show (*riyāʾ*) of it, seeking people's praise for it. All of this belongs to hidden associationism (*al-shirk al-khafī*), which impairs true sincerity (*al-ikhlāṣ al-ḥaqīqī*).

The opening of his commentary only; the whole of it runs over pdf 114 (printed p. 110) of the print: follow the link to the page images.

Ibn ʿAbbād · pdf 114 (printed p. 110)

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