Al-Ḥikam al-'Aṭā'iyya|Shaykh Yahya Rhodus: (42) Two Signs of the Heart’s Death

42. Travel not from creature to creature, otherwise you will be like a donkey at the mill:
roundabout he turns, his goal the same as his departure. Rather, go from creatures [al-akwan] to
the Creator [al-Mukawwin]: “And that the final end is unto thy Lord.” Consider the Prophet’s words
(Allah bless him and grant him peace!): “Therefore, he whose flight is for Allah and His
Messenger, then his flight is for Allah and His Messenger; and he whose flight is for wordly gain
or marriage with a woman, then his flight is for that which he flees to.” So understand his words
(upon him peace!) and ponder this matter, if you can. And peace on you!
Chapter V
And he said (may Allah be pleased with him!):
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