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[Machine] And (he) said, Hasan ibn Salih said, "Indeed, people are in need of this knowledge in their religion, as they are in need of food and drink in their worldly life."  

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وقَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَيَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى هَذَا الْعِلْمِ فِي دِينِهِمْ كَمَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ فِي دُنْيَاهُمْ»