and leaving the order of good deeds is a form of deception. rather a person may have two obligatory duties one of which he misses and the other he does not miss. or two voluntary prayers one of which he has limited time for and the other has plenty of time for. if he does not keep the order he is deceived. and there are more examples of that than can be counted. for the sin is clear. rather what is obscure is giving precedence to some acts of worship over others such as giving precedence to all obligatory duties over voluntary ones. and giving precedence to individual obligatory duties over communal obligatory duties that are not established by what is given precedence to others. and giving precedence to the most important individual obligatory duties over what is less than it. and giving precedence to what is missed such as giving precedence to the mothers right over the fathers. and giving precedence to debt over loans to others. how great it is for a servant to carry that out. and to give it precedence. but deception in the order is subtle and hidden and only scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge can do it may allah be pleased with them and forgive them.
وترك الترتيب بين الخيرات من جملة الغرور.. بل قد يتعين على الإنسان فرضان أحدهما يفوت والآخر لا يفوت.. أو نفلان أحدهما يضيق وقته والآخر متسع وقته.. فإن لم يحفظ الترتيب كان مغرورا.. ونظائر ذلك أكثر من أن تحصى.. فإن المعصية ظاهرة.. وإنما الغامض تقديم بعض الطاعات على بعض.. كتقديم الفرائض كلها على النوافل.. وتقديم فروض الأعيان على فروض الكفايات التى لا قائم بها على ما قدم بها غيره.. وتقديم الأهم من فروض الأعيان على ما دونه.. وتقديم ما يفوت مثل تقديم حق الوالدة على الوالد.. وتقديم الدين على القروض غيره.. وما أعظم العبد أن ينفذ ذلك.. ويرتبه.. ولكن الغرور فى الترتيب دقيق خفى لا يقدر عليه إلا العلماء الراسخون فى العلم رضى الله عنهم وغفر لهم.