following them we sent our messengers and we sent following in their footsteps jesus the son of mary and gave him the gospel and put tenderness and mercy in the hearts of his followers. as for monasticism they invented it thereby seeking the pleasure of allah. we did not write it for them and they did not observe it as it should be observed. we gave to those of them who believed their wage but many of them are impious.
ثم قفينا على آثارهم برسلنا وقفينا بعيسى ابن مريم وآتيناه الإنجيل وجعلنا في قلوب الذين اتبعوه رأفة ورحمة ورهبانية ابتدعوها ما كتبناها عليهم إلا ابتغاء رضوان الله فما رعوها حق رعايتها فآتينا الذين آمنوا منهم أجرهم وكثير منهم فاسقون