(*) Shaykh Nāsir ibn Hamad al-Fahd stated (pp. 88–91): This passage is extracted from al-Istiqāma (2:65–141). I would like to draw attention to the following: 1 – At 10:682: “As al-Hasan said: ‘Contentment is an innate disposition, but patience is the believer’s mainstay.’” The correct reading is “Contentment is rare,” as the context makes clear. Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy on him, also quoted al-Hasan with this wording. Ibn Abī ‘Āsim narrated it from ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz as “Contentment is uncommon,” which has the same meaning. The editor of al-Istiqāma was uncertain about the correct reading. 2 – At 10:690: “An example is the account related about Sumnūn al-Muhibb, who used to say: ‘I have no share in anyone but You; so test me however You will.’ He was immediately afflicted with difficulty—that is, urinary retention. He would go around the elementary schools, distributing walnuts to the boys and saying: ‘Pray for your lying uncle.’” I say: This account appears here with this wording, and also at 10:241, where it says: “He was afflicted with difficulty urinating.” In al-Istiqāma (2:88), the wording is “He was afflicted with al-‘usr (difficulty).” The editor, may Allah have mercy on him, commented there that any reading other than al-usr (urinary retention) is a textual corruption. He quoted Lisān al-‘Arab: “Usira bawluhu asran: his urine was retained.” 3 – At 10:695: “Then they divided into two groups: one group denied that the believers would see their Lord, as held by the Jahmiyya among the Mu‘tazila and others.” An omission occurred because the copyist’s eye skipped ahead. The passage in al-Istiqāma (2:96) reads: “Then they divided into two groups: one group denied that [people would experience any bliss other than their enjoyment of these created things and the like. Then some of these denied that] the believers would see their Lord, as held by the Jahmiyya among the Mu‘tazila and others.” 4 – At 10:697: “They disagreed over the question of love, which underlies this matter. Some groups among [the compiler indicated that there is a blank here in the original] and the jurists held that Allah Himself is not loved; rather, love means loving obedience to Him and worshipping Him…” I say: In al-Istiqāma (2:100), this passage reads: “Some groups among [the speculative theologians] and the jurists held…” 5 – At 10:700: “In an authentic hadith, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Allah says: I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived, apart from what I have disclosed to them.’ Once it is understood that all this is included in Paradise, people in Paradise occupy different degrees.” I say: There is an omission between the end of the hadith and the words “Once it is understood that all this.” The text in al-Istiqāma (2:108–109) reads: “…and no human heart has conceived; bal lahu (‘rather, he has’) what I have disclosed to them. [Likewise, in the hadith narrated by Ibn ‘Umar, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, says: ‘The lowest-ranking inhabitant of Paradise is one who surveys his dominion extending over a thousand years’ journey, while the highest-ranking is one who gazes upon Allah’s Face morning and evening.’ And in the hadith narrated by Suhayb, he says: ‘When the inhabitants of Paradise enter Paradise, a caller will announce: “O inhabitants of Paradise, Allah has a promise to fulfil for you”’—the hadith continues—then he said: ‘He will lift the veil, and they will gaze upon Him.’ And other similar reports.] Once it is understood that all this and similar things are included in Paradise, people occupy different degrees