And he has a state and a position. As for his position, it is that he does not see anyone speaking except the one who created speech in his servants, and he is God Almighty, the Creator of everything. The servant is silent by himself and speaks casually. As for his condition, it is to see that God, even if he created speech in him, then the servant is the one who speaks in him just as he is the one who moves. By creating movement in it, and it is not permissible for it to be completely silent at all, for it is commanded to remember God Almighty in specific circumstances. It is an obligation, so it is a position restricted to the quality of honour, because it is a negative description, and its ruling is on the outside of the person, but as for the inside of it, it is not permissible to be silent, for it is all about praising God, so silence is impossible, but talking about silence is known by custom. Whoever intersperses his silence with words that are not obligatory or mention of