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300—He said: I heard al-Shafi‘i say: “For Allah to afflict a man with every sin that Allah has forbidden, except associating partners with Him, is better for him than speculative theology.”
٣٠٠ - قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ الشَّافِعِيَّ يَقُولُ: «لَأَنْ يَبْتَلِيَ اللَّهُ الْمَرْءَ بِكُلِّ ذَنْبٍ نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَا عَدَا الشِّرْكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ»