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55 – Muhammad ibn al-Husayn related: Ṣadaqah ibn Sulaymān narrated to me; he said: Mismāʿ narrated to me, saying:
An Arab woman of sound intellect and devotion once declared, “Glory be to You, my God! Your deferment of punishment for the sinners has filled me with hope—on their behalf—in the beauty of Your pardon toward them. Glory be to You, my God! My heart has never ceased to attest to Your good pleasure with the one who attains Your forgiveness. Glory be to You, my God, out of Your grace and beneficence toward Your creation.”
٥٥ - زَعَمَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي صَدَقَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مِسْمَعٌ، قَالَ: قَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ ذَاتُ عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ: «سُبْحَانَكَ إِلَهِي، إِمْهَالُكَ الْمُذْنِبِينَ أَطْمَعَنِي لَهُمْ فِي حُسْنِ عَفْوِكَ عَنْهُمْ، سُبْحَانَكَ إِلَهِي، لَمْ يَزَلْ قَلْبِي يَشْهَدُ بِرِضَاكَ لِمَنْ نَالَ عَفْوَكَ، سُبْحَانَكَ إِلَهِي تَفَضُّلًا مِنْكَ وَامْتِنَانًا عَلَى خَلْقِكَ»