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"Whoever understands this principle will entertain, encourage, and
handle the self (nafs) gently with good promises about what awaits it
in order to patiently conform to the commandments ordained on it.
This meaning was reported from the righteous predecessors (salaf)
one of them used to say to his self, ‘By Allah, the only reason I forbid
you from what you desire is my compassion for you."
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handle the self (nafs) gently with good promises about what awaits it
in order to patiently conform to the commandments ordained on it.
This meaning was reported from the righteous predecessors (salaf)
one of them used to say to his self, ‘By Allah, the only reason I forbid
you from what you desire is my compassion for you."
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