Shu'ab al-Iman (al-Bayhaqi) 6512
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قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ ذَا النُّونِ،
يَقُولُ: وَسُئِلَ مَتَى يَجُوزُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ: أَرَانِيَ اللهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ: " إِذَا لَمْ يُطِقْ نُطْقَ ذَلِكَ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ ذُو النُّونِ: " أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ إِشَارَةً إِلَى اللهِ فِي الظَّاهِرِ أَبْعَدُهُمْ مِنَ اللهِ "
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machine translationHe said: And I heard Dhū al-Nūn,
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He says: And he was asked, "When is it permissible for a man to say: 'God has shown me such and such'?" He said: "When he is unable to utter it." Then Dhū al-Nūn said: "The people who most point to God outwardly are the furthest of them from God."
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