219 it is obligatory upon people to learn goodness and to act upon it. whoever combines both matters has attained both virtues together. whoever knows it but does not act upon it has done well in learning it and has done badly in not acting upon it. he has mixed a good deed with a bad one. he is better than another that he did not know or act upon. this one who has no goodness is in a better state and less blameworthy than another who forbids learning goodness and turns away from it. if no one forbade evil except one who has none of it and no one commanded good except one who has thoroughly understood it then no one would have forbade evil or commanded good after the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace. it is enough for you for someone whose opinion leads to this corruption bad character and blameworthiness. and god almighty is the grantor of success.
٢١٩ فرض على الناس تعلم الخير والعمل به، فمن جمع الأمرين جميعا، فقد استوفى الفضلين معا، ومن علمه ولم يعمل به فقد أحسن في التعلم وأساء في ترك العمل به، فخلط عملا صالحا وآخر سيئا، وهو خير من آخر لم يعلمه ولم يعمل به، وهذا الذي لا خير فيه أمثل حالة واقل ذما من آخر ينهى عن تعلم الخير ويصد عنه. ولو لم ينه عن الشر الا من ليس فيه منه شيء ولا أمر بالخير الا من استوعبه لما نهى أحد عن شر ولا أمر بخير بعد حال، وبالله تعالى التوفيق.