 am farsighted and slow to react. by god nothing turns me away from you except what turns me away from you. i would rather be a poor person who brings you near than a prolific person who distances you. by god we do not ask for a job that we do not control nor for money that we do not have. what is in your hand was in someone elses hand and by god they have become a conversation if good then good and if evil then evil. so endear yourself to the servants of god by being kind to them and being gentle with them for the love of the servants of god is connected to the love of god. they are gods witnesses over his creation and his trustees over those who have deviated from his path.
إني لبعيد الوثبة، بطيء العطفة إنه والله ما يثنيني عليك إلا مثل ما يصرفني عنك، ولأن أكون مملقا مقربا أحب إلي من أن أكون مكثرا مبعدا. والله ما نسأل عملا لا نضبطه ولا مالا إلا ونحن أكثر منه، وإن الذي صار في يدك قد كان في يد غيرك، فأمسوا والله حديثا، إن خيرا فخيرا، وإن شرا فشرا. فتحبب إلى عباد الله بحسن البشر، ولين الحجاب؛ فإن حب عباد الله موصول بحب الله، وهم شهداء الله على خلقه، وأمناؤه على من اعوج عن سبيله.