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مَنْ وَجَدَ ثَمَرَةَ عَمَلِهِ عَاجِلًا فَهُوَ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى وُجُودِ الْقَبُولِ آجِلًا

Whoever finds the fruit of his work here and now, that is a sign that acceptance awaits it in the hereafter.

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Ibn ʿAbbād

ثمرة العمل وجدان الحلاوة فيه والنعيم به ويتصور ذلك فى أكثر الأعمال بالمواظبة عليه على حال تكره واستثقال له هذا هو غالب الأمر

The commentary: The fruit of the deed is finding sweetness (*ḥalāwa*) in it and delight (*naʿīm*) through it. In most deeds, this comes about through persevering (*muwāẓaba*) in the deed while one still feels aversion to it and finds it burdensome. This is how the matter usually goes

The opening of his commentary only; the whole of it runs over pdf 72–73 (printed p. 68) of the print: follow the link to the page images.

Ibn ʿAbbād · pdf 72–73 (printed p. 68)

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