 the conditions are occupied with examining the faults of the soul.. and deducing the subtleties of speech about its defects.. so they say this is a fault in the soul.. and heedlessness in its being a fault is a fault.. and they occupy themselves with it with ambiguous words.. and they waste their time in that.. as if they stopped with themselves.. and did not occupy themselves with their creator.. their example is the example of someone who is occupied with the times of hajj and its obstacles.. and did not take the path of hajj.. and that did not suffice him from hajj..
الأحوال يشتغلون بالفحص عن عيوب النفس.. واستنباط دقيق الكلام فى آفاتها.. فيقولون هذا فى النفس عيب.. والغفلة فى كونه عيبا عيب.. ويشتغلون فيها بكلمات متلبسة.. وضيعوا فى ذلك أوقاتهم.. وكأنهم وقفوا مع أنفسهم.. ولم يشتغلوا بخالقهم.. فمثالهم مثال من اشتغل بأوقات الحج وعوائقه.. ولم يسلك طريق الحج.. وذلك لم يغنه عن الحج..