Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 36
H AL L M AR KS OF T HE S AIN TS 36 he definitely will humble himself to the command of Allah and become among the righteous. O ye who hear! Do not be surprised at this for their station is even loftier, and how can I describe it when you cannot under- stand? They are a people who cry so profusely that their tears far exceed the water that you drink. Among their signs is that they separate true and good deeds from the accumulated heap of actions and leave the chaff for the misguided. They take what is pure and never practice miserliness and keep seeking the truth. They continue to shake everything until it reveals what lies beneath it and discloses what they were looking for right before their eyes. They do not deny what the ignorant deny, but conduct a thorough enquiry into it. They do ُغَم ري انً، ف ي ٌ فإذا هو من الذين ال يفسُقون. ومَن كان متكبـّرًا شيطانً، ووافاهم إ م شأن ل أنفُه ألمر ِ هللا ويكون من الذين يتّقون. فال تـَهْكر ْ أيها السامع، و كيف أبيّنه وإنكم ال تفهمون؟ قوم ابكون هتمِر دموعهم أكثر أرفع من ذلك، و َ من ماء ٍ تشربون. كون فَضْلَة ّم ينقحون أصل الصالح مِن كُدْس ِ األعمال، ويرت هن ومن عالماهتم أ العَرَمة ِ ألهل الضالل. أيخذون قُحًّا وال يتّبعون شُحًّا، وعن احلق يُفحِصون. وينعَصون كل ّ شيء حىت يظهر ما حتته ويَبِض َّ أمام أعينهم ما يطلبون. وال يُنكِرون