as for what is hidden from you which others have seen and which is perceived by sight the way to know it is through the successive reports which are carried by the guardian and the enemy the righteous and the wicked and are widespread among the people. there is no burden on the listener to know whether to believe them. in this regard the knowledgeable and the ignorant are equal.
فما غاب عنك مما قد رآه غيرك مما يدرك بالعيان، فسبيل العلم به الأخبار المتواترة، التي يحملها الولي والعدو، والصالح والطالح، المستفيضة في الناس، فتلك لا كلفة على سامعها من العلم بتصديقها. فهذا الوجه يستوي فيه العالم والجاهل.