He adheres with his current world.
He adheres with his current world. He is the severest of them in ambushing you with the difficulties, and he seeks the tricks with the wishing, and he seeks the world with the Ijtihad (struggling). Their fear is postponed and their hopes are hastened. They are not dreading except the one whose tongue they fear, and they are not honouring except the one they are hoping to attain from him.
دِينُهُمُ الرِّبَا كُلُّ حَقٍّ عِنْدَهُمْ مَهْجُورٌ يُحِبُّونَ مَنْ غَشَّهُمْ وَ يَمَلُّونَ مَنْ دَاهَنَهُمْ قُلُوبُهُمْ خَاوِيَةٌ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ دُعَاءً وَ لَا يُجِيبُونَ سَائِلًا قَدِ اسْتَوْلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَكْرَةُ الْغَفْلَةِ إِنْ تَرَكْتَهُمْ لَمْ يَتْرُكُوكَ وَ إِنْ تَابَعْتَهُمْ اغْتَالُوكَ Their religion is the usury, every right is forsaken in their presence. They are loving the one who cheat them and they are fed up of the one who flatters them. Their hearts are empty.
They are neither listening to any call nor are they answering a beggar. The intoxication of heedlessness is ruling upon them. If you were to leave them, they will not leave you, and if you were to follow them, they will kill you.
إِخْوَانُ الظَّاهِرِ وَ أَعْدَاءُ السَّرَائِرِ يَتَصَاحَبُونَ عَلَى غَيْرِ تَقْوَى- فَإِذَا افْتَرَقُوا ذَمَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً تَمُوتُ فِيهِمُ السُّنَنُ وَ تَحْيَا فِيهِمُ الْبِدَعُ فَأَحْمَقُ النَّاسِ مَنْ أَسِفَ عَلَى فَقْدِهِمْ أَوْ سُرَّ بِكَثْرَتِهِمْ- They are apparent brothers and secretive enemies. They are accompanying each other without piety. When they separate, they condemn each other. The Sunnah(s) have died among them and the innovations are living among them.
The most idiotic of the people is the one feels sorry upon losing them or is happy with their large numbers. فَكُنْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَا بُنَيَّ كَابْنِ اللَّبُونِ لَا ظَهْرٌ فَيُرْكَبَ وَ لَا وَبَرٌ فَيُسْلَبَ وَ لَا ضَرْعٌ فَيُحْلَبَ O my -asws son -asws ! Be during that like a two year old she-camel, neither having a (strong) back to be ridden upon, nor having any fur to be fleeced, nor having any udder to be milked.
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