قَالَ لِي أَكْثِرْ مِنْ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُعَارِينَ وَ لَا تُخْرِجْنِي مِنَ التَّقْصِيرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمَّا الْمُعَارِينَ فَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ فَمَا مَعْنَى لَا تُخْرِجْنِي مِنَ التَّقْصِيرِ قَالَ كُلُّ عَمَلٍ تَعْمَلُهُ تُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَكُنْ فِيهِ مُقَصِّراً عِنْدَ نَفْسِكَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِهِمْ فِي مَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُقَصِّرُونَ .
Translation
From him, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Fazl Bin Yunus, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘He<sup>asws</sup> said to me: ‘You should frequent in saying, ‘O Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! Do not Make me to be from the ones of temporary <span class="iTxt">Eman</span>, nor Exit me from the deficiency (<span class="iTxt">Taqseer</span>)’. I said, ‘As for the ones of temporary <span class="iTxt">Eman</span>, so I have recognised, but what is the meaning of ‘Do not Exit me from the deficiency (<span class="iTxt">Taqseer</span>)?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Every deed you perform intending the Face of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic by it, so become a deficient one (<span class="iTxt">Muqassir</span>) within yourself, for the people, all of them, in their deeds regarding what is between them and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic, are (all) deficient (<span class="iTxt">Muqassireen</span>)’’.
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