one of them a lie would be—Allah forbid—deeming Allah, His Messenger, and all the people of transmission liars. For if we believed in them and their establishment in private gatherings as an inward reality, we would have lied and contradicted the sayings commanding their rejection. Likewise, if we believed in rejecting their outward forms among the Opposites, we would have contradicted the sayings commanding their establishment.

But if we believe in rejecting their outward forms in private and the obligation of their establishment among the Opposites, we would be in alignment with the meaning of all the narrations related to the Five Worships [Al-Ibadat al-Khamsa]. May Allah the Exalted establish us, you, and all the believers with the firm word in the life of this world and in the Hereafter.

Reflect upon these meanings with the whole of your thinking and your intellect, and judge according to what Allah the Exalted commanded His prophet David (peace be upon him) for the purpose of teaching and discipline, saying:

{O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allah.

Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.} (Sad 26).