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How can one distinguish between the words of Al-Ghazali, Ibn Al-Jawzi, and Imam Al-Maqdisi in the book "Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin"?

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Ibn al-Jawzi, in his book Minhaj al-Qasidin, did not intend to add to Ihya Ulum al-Din, but rather he summarized it and removed from it the fabricated and weak hadiths, as well as some transgressions, such as the words of the Sufis regarding fana' (annihilation) and baqa' (subsistence), the command for extreme hunger, and going out for siyaha (wandering) and entering the wilderness without provisions. This was done to produce a book free from the corruptions of Ihya while maintaining its benefits.

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