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ومنها: أنْ المعصية تورث الذلّ؛ ولابدّ؛ فإنّ العزّ كلّ العزّ في طاعة الله تعالى. قال تعالى: # من كان برط الْعرَة فل لعز ميم [فاطر/ ]٠ أي: فليطلبها بطاعة الله » فإنّه لا يجدها إلا في طاعته.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 143 (aligned match, under “Sins Give Birth to Their Counterparts”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Classification: Statement of the Salaf (as cited) (attribution formula: قال الحسن)
قال الحسن البصري: إنّهم ٠» وإن طقطقتٌ بهم البغال» وهملحِت بهم البراذين» إنَّ ذل المعصية لا يفارق قلوبّهم. أبى اللَهُ إلا أن يُلَ من عصاه ١ أذ:
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 143 (aligned match, under “Sins Give Birth to Their Counterparts”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Editor’s notes on this page — 7 (4 hadith sourcings, 1 explanatory, 2 manuscript variants). Their text belongs to the edition's critical apparatus and is not reproduced here; see the printed edition.
Page 146: OCR confidence 71.7% · printed page number verified.