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« ḥadīth was addressed by the Prophet to Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 152 rest.4 Thereafter, with each day, the possessor of [the sea of the heart] will find himself closer to its ultimate depth and further away from his self until he reaches ⸢ Him⸣.5 He was asked about the meaning of the [saying of] the Prophet  , ‘Whoever humbles himself before a person of wealth will lose two thirds of his religion.’6 He replied: The heart has three stations: the principal part (jumhūr) of the heart; the station of the tongue in relationship to the heart, and the station of the bodily members in relationship to the heart. »