Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts
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The reader: "And even if it were assumed that the act is not one of following their desires, there is no doubt that opposing them in that matter"
The Shaykh : And even if it were assumed
The reader: "And even if it were assumed that the act is not one of following their desires, there is no doubt that opposing them in that matter is more effective in cutting off the root of their following their desires, and more conducive to attaining the pleasure of Allah in abandoning it".
The Shaykh : Not "the root of their following their desires."
The reader: More effective
The Shaykh : Yes, "the root of their following their desires" is missing in your copy.
The reader: "And even if it were assumed that the act is not one of following their desires, there is no doubt that opposing them in that matter is more effective in cutting off the root of their following their desires, and more conducive to attaining the pleasure of Allah in abandoning it. And agreeing with them in that may be a means to agreeing with them in other matters, for whoever circles around the sanctuary is likely to enter it. And whichever of the two matters it is, the intended goal is achieved in general, even if the first is more apparent".
The Shaykh : He means that the more apparent view is that agreement is prohibited even in matters not based on their desires, and that distance is absolutely the most perfect. The time has ended.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: The choices
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. I mean, some of the students do not have anything, do they?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : And even if it were assumed
The reader: "And even if it were assumed that the act is not one of following their desires, there is no doubt that opposing them in that matter is more effective in cutting off the root of their following their desires, and more conducive to attaining the pleasure of Allah in abandoning it".
The Shaykh : Not "the root of their following their desires."
The reader: More effective
The Shaykh : Yes, "the root of their following their desires" is missing in your copy.
The reader: "And even if it were assumed that the act is not one of following their desires, there is no doubt that opposing them in that matter is more effective in cutting off the root of their following their desires, and more conducive to attaining the pleasure of Allah in abandoning it. And agreeing with them in that may be a means to agreeing with them in other matters, for whoever circles around the sanctuary is likely to enter it. And whichever of the two matters it is, the intended goal is achieved in general, even if the first is more apparent".
The Shaykh : He means that the more apparent view is that agreement is prohibited even in matters not based on their desires, and that distance is absolutely the most perfect. The time has ended.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: The choices
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. I mean, some of the students do not have anything, do they?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.