"One lamp is still better than total darkness"

Shaykh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbaad wrote:

البحث عن الكمال مطلوب، لكن لا يُزهَد فيما دونه من الخير ويُهدر،
فلا يقال: إما كمال وإلا ضياع، أو إما نور تام وإما ظلام، بل يحافظ على النور الناقص ويُسعى لزيادته وإذا لم يحصل سراجان أو أكثر فسراج واحد خير من الظلام

ENGLISH:

"It is appropriate to search for perfection, however this does not mean that we do not benefit from somebody who has some imperfections nor do we look to destroy that person; it is not correct to say, ‘either the person must be perfect or he is nothing,’ or ‘either complete light or absolute darkness;’ rather we preserve the light that is dim and try to increase and improve it. If two or more lamps cannot be found then one lamp is still better than total darkness".

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