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The Clarification of Wills in the Forms of Acts of Worship - Volume 1 - Habib Eid Al-Saleh

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you came to me." Then the righteous will answer him, saying: "O Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?" And the King will answer and say to them: "The truth I say to you: inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me."

Then he will also say to those on the left: "Depart from me, you cursed ones, into the everlasting fire prepared for Iblis [the devil] and his angels. For I was hungry and you did not feed me. I was thirsty and you did not give me drink. I was a stranger and you did not take me in. Naked and you did not clothe me. Sick and in prison and you did not visit me." Then they also will answer him, saying: "O Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve you?" Then he will answer them, saying: "The truth I say to you: inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.'

And similar to it is what was reported in the books of the monotheists (Muwahhidin) from the testaments (Wasaya) of Abu al-Khattab Muhammad bin Abi Zaynab al-Kahili, upon us be his peace, who said:

"Do not abandon your brethren, and do not make them hear what they dislike. For whoever does that, God will make his enemy gloat over him. And whoever humiliates his believing brother, God, Mighty and

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