Story XLI
STORY XLI
One of the great devotees having been asked about his opinion concerning a hermit whom others had censured in their conversation, he replied: "I do not see any external blemishes on him, and do not know of internal ones."
Whomsoever thou seest in a religious habit, consider him to be a religious and good man; and, if thou knowest not his internal condition, what business has the Muhtasib[1] inside the house?
- ↑ This word has already been explained in the footnote on p.27.
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