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, nor is he safe from stumbling. Another view holds that he has failed to deal equitably with his limbs, and whoever does so may be thought to suffer from a defect or weakness of judgment. Ibn al-ʿArabī transmitted yet another opinion: the underlying cause, it is said, is that such a gait is the walk of Satan.
مشيه، ولا يأمن مع ذلك من العثار.
وقيل: لأنَّه لم يعدل بين جوارحه، وربما نسب فاعل ذلك إلى اختلال الرَّأي، أو ضعفه.
وقال ابن العربي: قيل: العلَّة فيه أنَّها مشية الشيطان.
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