another group of common people wealthy people and the poor… were deceived by attending dhikr gatherings… and believed that this would suffice them and be sufficient for them… so they made it a habit and thought that they would be rewarded for merely listening to the sermon without acting… and without taking heed… they are deceived because the virtue of dhikr gatherings is that they are based on a desire for good… and if it does not stir up desire there is no good in it… and desire is praiseworthy… because it motivates action… and if it does not motivate action there is no good in it… and perhaps he is deceived by what he hears of sermon… but a tenderness like the tenderness of women enters him and he cries!… and perhaps he hears frightening words and he keeps whistling in front of them and says oh peace! oh peace! oh we seek refuge in allah! oh praise be to allah! oh allah is sufficient for me and there is no power or strength except with allah!… and he thinks that he has brought all good… but he is deceived… and his example is like the example of the sick person… who attends the doctors gatherings… and hears what they prescribe of medicines but does not understand them… and does not engage in them and thinks that he… he finds comfort in that. and the hungry person who has someone come to him and describes delicious foods to him..
وفرقة أخرى من عوام الخلق وأرباب والأموال والفقراء.. اغتروا بحضور مجالس الذكر.. واعتقدوا أن ذلك يغنيهم ويكفيهم.. فاتخذوا ذلك عادة ويظنون أن لهم على مجرد سماع الوعظ دون العمل.. ودون الاتعاظ أجرا.. وهم مغرورن لأن فضل مجالس الذكر لكونها رغبة فى الخير.. وإذا لم تهج الرغبة فلا خير فيها.. والرغبة محمودة.. لأنها تبعث على العمل.. وإن لم تبعث على العمل فلا خير فيها.. وربما يغتر بما يسمعه من الوعظ.. وإنما يداخله رقه كرقة النساء فيبكى!.. وربما يسمع كلاما مخوفا فلا يزال يصفر بين يديه ويقول يا سلام سلم!.. ونعوذ بالله!.. والحمد لله.. وحسبى الله ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله!.. ويظن أنه قد أتى بالخير كله.. وهو مغرور.. ومثاله مثال المريض.. الذى يحضر إلى مجالس الأطباء.. ويسمع ما يصفونه من الأدوية ولا يعقلها.. ولا يشتغل بها ويظن أنه يجد الراحة بذلك. والجائع الذى يحضر عنده من يصف له الأطعمة اللذيذة..