And when that is something that the hearts witness its goodness; and its opposites are something that the souls realize its ugliness; because Allah, glorified and exalted is He, created man upon that; as he, blessings and peace be upon him, said: "Righteousness is what the heart finds peace in; and the soul feels assured by it; and sin is what stirs in the heart; and fluctuates in the chest; even if the jurists give you a fatwa; and you follow them." And he said: "Indeed, from what the people have understood from the words of the first prophecy: If you do not feel ashamed, then do as you wish." And He had gathered the consciences - glorified is He -; He followed it - glorified is He - with what encompasses it and others; so He, exalted is He, said - singularizing the pronoun; to direct the prohibition to each of the collective; and the individual; in the two states of gathering; and being alone; equally -: "And do not"; meaning: do what you have been commanded to do from that; and refrain from what you have been forbidden from it; for what has been established in the natures is the necessary knowledge of its goodness; and its beauty; and do not "follow"; meaning: do not pursue, O man, diligently; by following the traces; "what you have no knowledge of"; from that and others; everything is according to its measure; especially false accusations; and slander; for what was required in it is cutting, one should not be content with it without it; and what was sufficient in it by assumption; one should stop at it; then he explained that with a warning; by saying: "Indeed, the hearing and the sight"; and they are the paths of perception; "and the heart"; which is the instrument of perception; then he made the matter severe by saying, exalted is He: "All of those"; meaning: these great things; high in benefits; wondrous in creation; and "these"; and all names of indication are referred to the rational and others, as His saying:

"He condemned the abodes after the abode of Al-Luwa And living after those days."

"Was"; meaning: by a promise that there is no breaking in it; "about Him"; meaning: alone; "responsible"; by a question that concerns him; whether his companion used it in seeking knowledge diligently in that; to act upon standing on the truths in what pleases Allah; and to avoid what angers Him; or not? And the first talk of the soul is "the swimmer"; then "the thought"; then "the intention"; and "the determination"; and one is held accountable for the intention; and the determination; for their inclusion under choice; thus the obligation is attached to them; and due to the non-inclusion of the first two, He alleviated from us by not holding us accountable for them; as he, blessings and peace be upon him, said: "Indeed, Allah has overlooked for my nation what their souls whisper to them as long as they do not act upon it or speak."