or even from noticing them at all, for when a person bears witness ⦗1⦘ that it is Allah—exalted is He—who has bestowed the deed upon him, granted him success in it, and guided him to it, that very witnessing distracts him ⦗2⦘ from observing the deed itself ⦗3⦘, from admiring it, and from brandishing it ⦗4⦘ against people ⦗5⦘. It is therefore lifted from his heart, so he no longer feels self-admiration, and from his tongue, so he neither reminds others of it nor boasts about it. Such is the character of a deed that has been raised up (i.e., accepted).
Another benefit is that he assigns praise ⦗6⦘ to its true Patron and rightful recipient ⦗7⦘; he beholds no praise for himself at all, but sees ⦗8⦘ it entirely as Allah’s ⦗9⦘—just as he recognizes that every blessing is from Him, all bounty is His, and every good is in His hands ⦗10⦘. This is part of perfect monotheism, and a person’s footing will not be secure in the station of tawḥīd unless he knows and witnesses this ⦗11⦘. When he comes to know it and it becomes firmly rooted within him, it turns into an ever-present vision; and once that vision settles in his heart, it yields love, intimacy with Allah, longing to meet Him, and delight in His remembrance and obedience ⦗12⦘—fruits beyond all possible comparison.