101 Hadith Qudsi by pImam ibn Arabi

divine sayings
They reply: “If they were to see You, they would be stronger
in service to You, stronger in repeating Your praises, and more
profuse in glorifying You.”
He asks: “What do they ask of Me?”
They reply: “They ask You for Paradise.”
He asks: “And have they seen it?”
They reply: “No, O Lord, by God, they have not seen it.”
Then He asks: “And how would it be if they were to see it?”
They reply: “If they were to see it, they would be stronger in
striving for it, stronger in seeking it, and greater in their desire
for it.”
He asks: “Then from what do they seek refuge?”
They reply: “From the Fire.”
He asks: “And have they seen it?”
They reply: “No, O Lord, by God, they have not seen it.”
Then He asks: “And how would it be if they were to see it?”
They reply: “They would be faster in their ¦ight from it and
greater in their fear of it.”
He says: “I call you all to witness that I have forgiven them.”
But one angel will say: “Among them is so-and-so who is not one
of them, for he only came out of need.”
God will reply: “They are the sitting-companions. No-one who
sits with them can be unhappy.”
Reported by al-Bukhår¨, according to Ab¬ Hurayra.
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