Is Solace Today Found Anywhere Except in Solitude?
34 - Muḥammad narrated to me, he said: al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb narrated to me, he said: My sister—and she was older than Muḥammad—narrated to me, she said: I came to Dāwūd to greet him with peace, and he gave me permission [to enter]. So I sat at the door of the room and said: "Are you here alone?" He said: "May Allāh have mercy on you! Is solace today found anywhere except in solitude and being alone?! Either someone is beautifying himself for you, or you are beautifying yourself for him—so what good is there in any of that?!" (1).
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