The Arabic below was read from the scanned edition by OCR and has not been proof-read. Check wording that matters against the printed edition, page 476.
وكما أنّ المحبة والإرادة أصل كل فعل كما تقدّم» فهي أصل كلّ دين سواء كان حقّا أو باطلا. فإنَّ الدين هو من الأعمال الباطنة والظاهرة» والمحبَّةٌ والإرادة أصل ذلك كله.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 451 (probable match, under “Love and Free Will Are the Origin of Any Belief”). The translation is not reproduced here.
والدين هو الطاعة والعادة والخْلى. فهو الطاعة اللازمة الدائمة التي صارت خلقًا وعادةً. ولهذا فسر الخلق بالدين في قوله تعالى: وَإِنَكَ للخل عَظِييٍ (4 [القلم/ 4].
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 451 (aligned match, under “Love and Free Will Are the Origin of Any Belief”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Classification: Statement of the Salaf (as cited) (attribution formula: قال الإمام أحمد)
قال الإمام أحمد: عن ابن عيينة» قال ابن عباس: لعلى دين عظي؟؟
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English reference Hikmah edition, p. 451 (aligned match, under “Love and Free Will Are the Origin of Any Belief”). The translation is not reproduced here.
وسئلت عائشة عن تلق رسول الله كلل فقالت: كان خلقّه القرآنُ.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 451 (aligned match, under “Love and Free Will Are the Origin of Any Belief”). The translation is not reproduced here.
والدين فيه معنى الإذلال والقهر» وفيه معنى الذل والخضوع والطاعة. فلذلك يكون من الأعلى إلى الأسفل» كما يقال: دنه فدات أي قهرته فذلٌ. قال الشاعر:
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 451 (aligned match, under “Love and Free Will Are the Origin of Any Belief”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Editor’s notes on this page — 5 (2 explanatorys, 1 manuscript variant, 2 hadith sourcings). Their text belongs to the edition's critical apparatus and is not reproduced here; see the printed edition.
Page 476: OCR confidence 70.8% · printed page number verified.