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اِذَا أُطْلِقَ الثَّنَاءُ عَلَيْكَ وَلَسْتَ بِأَهْلٍ فَاَثْنِ عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ

When praise is lavished upon you and you are not worthy of it, praise Him with the praise of which He is worthy.

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Ibn ʿAbbād

المؤمن هو الذى لا يرى نفسه أهلا لان يمدح أو يثنى عليه لأن موجبات ذلك ليس له منها شئ كما تقدم فاذا أطلق الله تعالى ألسنة الناس بالثناء عليه ولا أهلية فيه لذلك فينبغى أن يعرف الحق لأهله

The believer is one who does not regard himself as worthy of being lauded or praised, since he possesses nothing of what would warrant it, as was stated earlier. So when God, exalted is He, sets people's tongues loose in praise of him while he has no worthiness (*ahliyya*) for it, he ought to acknowledge what is due to the One to whom it belongs

The opening of his commentary only; the whole of it runs over pdf 121–122 (printed p. 117) of the print: follow the link to the page images.

Ibn ʿAbbād · pdf 121–122 (printed p. 117)

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