words that clearly convey his meaning. Thus, his speech contains errors and impropriety despite the soundness of his intention, although some people also err in their intentions and beliefs. Those who spoke in this way were correct if they meant seeking to see Allah Most High. But they erred in treating this as something outside Paradise, thereby failing to accord the name of Paradise its due reverence, with objectionable implications following from this.

A similar example is the account he related about al-Shiblī—may Allah have mercy on him—who heard someone reciting:

“Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are some who desire the Hereafter.”
Surah Āl ʿImrān, 152

He cried out, saying, “Where are those who desire Allah?” He is to be commended for desiring Allah, but he erred in supposing that those who desired the Hereafter did not desire Allah.