Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 16
H AL L M AR KS OF T HE S AIN TS 16 They abuse the Prophets and find fault with them. They eat vora- ciously yet remain insatiable. Verily, those who believe strive hard in the cause of Allah, and, they reproach their legs despite them moving hastily and think they are falling behind. They endure hardships for the sake of Allah so that they may be accepted. Thus the mercy of Allah supports them and they are not left in the straitened life; rather, they emerge victorious. The ignoble take them for discarded food which is spoilt, whereas [the truth is that] creation is saved on their account. They seek the pleasure of Allah and cry out [before their Lord] like a woman in the pangs of childbirth; only then are they included among the accepted ones. Among their signs is that God removes the severity of intense كانوا يسبّون النبيّني وينقرون، كانوا ذوي حُسَاس ٍ وذوي وَنْش ٍ و كاحلُكْل ِ و ويرتعون ويَلع َصون. إن الذين آمنوا هم يف هللا جياهدون، ويلومون األرجل َ مع كهم طَهْقِها ويظنّون أهنم متقاعسون، ويؤْثرون الشدائد هلل لعلّهم يُقبَلون، فيدر رُحْم ُ هللا وال يـُبْقون يف أَزْل ٍ من العيش وابلفوز يـَقْفِلون. وحيسبهم زَهْدَن ٌ كزِوَانٍ، واخلَلْق ُ هبم يَسلمون. يبتغون رضا هللا ويصرخون كامرأة ٍ ماخض ٍ فيُدخَلون يف املقبولني. َع َ عن القلوب، ومن عالماهتم أن ّ هللا يكشف عنهم رُونة َ الكروب، ويَزحَن الفَز