128 the reprehensible change of dress is moving from an elaborate meaningless outfit to another outfit that is equally elaborate and meaningless and from a meaningless state to a meaningless state without a reason that necessitates that. as for the one who uses as much of the dress as he can of what he needs and leaves out excess of what he does not need this is an example of great reason and wisdom. the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace who is the model for all good and whom god almighty praised for his creation and in whom god almighty gathered all the virtues in their entirety and kept him far from all deficiency would visit the sick with his companions on foot to the farthest reaches of the city without shoes sandals caps or turban. he would wear hair when he had it and he would wear brocade when he had it. he would not bother with what he did not need nor would he leave what he needed and he would dispense with what he had instead of what he did not have. sometimes he would walk barefoot on foot sometimes he would ride a camel sometimes he would ride a donkey and some of his companions would ride behind him. sometimes he would eat dates without bread and the bread would be dry sometimes he would eat grilled goats and watermelon with dates and sweets. he would take food spend what was extra and leave what he did not need. he would not bother with more than he needed nor would he get angry for himself nor would he leave anger for his lord the almighty and majestic.
١٢٨ التلون المذموم هو التنقل من زي متكلف، لا معنى له، إلى زي آخر مثله في التكلف وفي أنه لا معنى له، ومن حال لا معنى لها بلا سبب يوجب ذلك. فأما من استعمل من الزي ما أمكنه مما به إليه حاجة وترك التزيد مما لا يحتاج إليه، فهذا عين من عيون العقل والحكمة كبير. وقد كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهو القدوة في كل خير والذي أثنى الله تعالى على خلقه والذي جمع الله تعالى فيه أشتات الفضائل بتمامها وأبعده عن كل نقص، يعود المريض مع أصحابه راجلا في أقصى المدينة بلا خف ولا نعل ولا قلنسوة ولا عمامة، ويلبس الشعر إذا حضره، ويلبس الوشي من الحبرات إذا حضره لا يتكلف إلى ما لا يحتاج إليه، ولا يترك ما يحتاج إليه، ويستغني بما وجد عما لا يجد، ومرة يمشي حافيا راجلا، ومرة يركب الناقة، ومرة حمارا ويردف عليه بعض أصحابه، ومرة يأكل التمر دون خبز والخبز يابسا، ومرة يأكل العناق المشوية والبطيخ بالرطب والحلوى، يأخذ القوت، ويبذل الفضل، ويترك ما لا يحتاج إليه، ولا يتكلف فوق مقدار الحاجة إليه، ولا يغضب لنفسه، ولا يدع الغضب لربه عز وجل.