Translation of an Excerpt from Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali’s Lata’if al-Ma’arif “God looks at His creation in the night of the middle of Sha’ban; He forgives all His creation except for one who associates partners with God or the one who has hatred or enmity for others.” (Ibn Majah, from Abu Musa, Allah be pleased with him) From amongst the sins which prevent forgiveness [along with polytheism and other sins previously mentioned in earlier chapters] is enmity. This [enmity] is hatred or malice or...
