Quote #48

They said to him, "They key to Paradise is bearing witness that there is no god but God." He said, "It is true, but a key is to open a lock. The key of such witnessing can only operate with the following conditions: a tongue that does not lie or backbite; a heart without betrayal; a stomach without unlawful or doubtful provision; and deeds without desire or innovation."

— Bāyazīd Bisṭāmī ق, quoted from Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani