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and fails to remember Alla>h, has incurred upon
himself a loss from Alla>h.’
12
He
also said: ‘Whenever a people sit in a
gathering in which they fail to remember Alla>h and
send prayers upon the Prophet they incur a loss
upon themselves and if Alla>h willed He would
punish them, and if He willed He would forgive
them.’
13
Similarly, he
said: ‘Whenever a people rise from a
gathering in which they failed to remember Alla>h,
they rise as if they had arisen from the corpse of an
ass and incurring upon themselves grief.’
14
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12 Abu>
Dawu>d 4/264 and others, see: S{ah}i>h}
Al-Ja>mi‘ 5/342.
13 At-Tirmiz}i>, see: S{ah}i>h}
At-Tirmiz}i>
3/140.
14 Abu>
Dawu>d 4/264 and Ah}mad 2/389, see: S{ah}i>h}
Al-Ja>mi‘ 5/176.