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the revealed texts accords with the justice sought through sound legal analogy.
Since this is so, discussing the particular circumstances of a person following the spiritual path requires careful consideration of each case and seeking guidance from Allah. Allah has commanded His servant to say in every prayer:
“Guide us to the straight path—the path of those You have blessed, not those who have incurred Your anger, nor those who have gone astray.”
The servant must therefore strive to attain what he asks for in this supplication, so that he may join those whom Allah has blessed: the prophets, the steadfastly truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous. What excellent companions they are!
مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ الْخِطَابُ الشَّرْعِيُّ هُوَ مُوَافِقٌ لِلْعَدْلِ الَّذِي هُوَ مَطْلُوبُ الْقِيَاسِ الصَّحِيحِ.
وَإِذَا كَانَ الْأَمْرُ كَذَلِكَ:
فَالْكَلَامُ فِي أَعْيَانِ أَحْوَالِ الرَّجُلِ السَّالِكِ يَحْتَاجُ إلَى نَظَرٍ خَاصٍّ وَاسْتِهْدَاءٍ مِنْ اللَّهِ وَاَللَّهُ قَدْ أَمَرَ الْعَبْدَ أَنْ يَقُولَ فِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ:
{اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ}
{صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ}
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فَعَلَى الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَجْتَهِدَ فِي تَحْقِيقِ هَذَا الدُّعَاءِ لِيَصِيرَ مِنْ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ:
مِنْ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا.