Volume Ten
Book of the Science of Spiritual Conduct

Shaykh al-Islām Ahmad ibn Taymiyya—may Allah sanctify his soul—said:

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Praise be to Allah alone, and blessings and peace be upon the one after whom there is no prophet.

All praise is due to Allah. We seek His help and forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray; and whoever He leads astray, none can guide. We bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner, and we bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.

To proceed:

These are a few brief remarks on the deeds of the heart—sometimes called “stations and states”—which are among the foundations of faith and the pillars of religion, such as