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benefit or the harm that has been averted from him. Nothing benefits the heart more than affirming Allah’s oneness and devoting worship sincerely to Him, and nothing harms it more than associating partners with Him.
When a person experiences the reality of sincere devotion embodied in “You alone we worship,” together with the reality of reliance upon Allah embodied in “You alone we ask for help,” his experience surpasses that of anyone who has not experienced the like. And Allah knows best.
الْمَنْفَعَةِ أَوْ انْدَفَعَ عَنْهُ مِنْ الْمَضَرَّةِ وَلَا أَنْفَع لِلْقَلْبِ مِنْ التَّوْحِيدِ وَإِخْلَاصِ الدِّينِ لِلَّهِ وَلَا أَضَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ الْإِشْرَاكِ. فَإِذَا وَجَدَ حَقِيقَةَ الْإِخْلَاصِ الَّتِي هِيَ حَقِيقَةُ
{إيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ}
مَعَ حَقِيقَةِ التَّوَكُّلِ الَّتِي هِيَ حَقِيقَةُ
{وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ}
كَانَ هَذَا فَوْقَ مَا يَجِدُهُ كُلُّ أَحَدٍ لَمْ يَجِدْ مِثْلَ هَذَا. وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.