Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Ja'fari notes: I heard Sidna Shaykh Abd al-Ghani say, “Mawlana Shaykh Salih wrote the qasida ‘al-Ja’fariyyu lahu fi hubbikum ‘amalun’ and in it he mentioned Mawlana al-Imam Hasan and Mawlana al-Imam al-Husayn. When Mawlana Shaykh Salih had gone to sleep, he saw his grandfather, Sayyidina al-Imam ‘Ali (may Allah ennoble his countenance and be well pleased with him) who said to…
When to read the Awrad: "The main point with regards to the awrad and the salawat is to be consistent in reading them daily. The perfect time to read them, as we heard from our Mashayekh, is after Fajr prayer, so that you start your day with the blessings contained within the awrad and salawat, which showers down upon the one who recites them. It…
Those Who Love Allah vs. Those Who Allah Loves The muḥibbūn (lovers) refer to those who love Allāh, so He in turn loved them. And the maḥbūbūn (beloveds) refer to those whom Allāh loved, so in turn they loved Him. Regarding the muḥibbūn, creation recognizes them by the permission of Allāh. Regarding the maḥbūbūn, creation might recognize them, but they might not recognize them also. This…
HIGH ARE THE RANKS OF THE LOVER AND THE MURID! (adapted from a discussion with Shaykh Muhammad Salih regarding the question: Does the non-Murid achieve the fruits Shaykh Salih mentions in regard to his awrad and salawat in some of his poetry) There are many people who used to ask the permission of Shaykh Abd al-Ghani to read the awrad and salawat of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari,…
21 Characteristics of the Zuhd (7 characteristics for each letter z-h-d) Adornment (zīnah) of the heart with wisdom and knowledge. Disappearance (zuhūq) of falsehood and the imaginations of the world and what is in it. “And say: Truth has come, and falsehood has vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (17:81) Nearness in rank (zulfa) in this life and the Hereafter, “He has…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari writing about an exchange he had with a man after one of his Friday lessons from the book al-dhakira al-mu’ajjala: In the year 1385 ah a man came to me and said, “I have to tell you something that if it wasn’t for the fact that I was commanded from ‘on high’ to convey it to you I would not have informed you.…
"One who is excessive in sins should make a ghusl and sit in a place alone and pray two units saying, “O Allah, Your runaway slave is returning to Your door.” All with extreme humility and crying with remembering one’s sins and making resolve not to return to them ever. He, [Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris] says, “But do not make an oath\covenant with Allah that you…
From the manners of the path shaykh Salih mentions: Do not consider one’s self higher than the shaykh regardless of obtaining a state from the various states, whether its obtaining knowledges or unveilings. One must see oneself as merely an extension of the shaykh and always and perpetually submit his spirit (ruh) to the shaykh, like Sayyidi ʿAbdul Karīm al-Jīlī, may Allah be pleased with…
"The person doesn’t change by taking the tariqa, the only thing that changes is his attributes. Meaning his [literal] hearing, sight, and smell doesn’t change rather what changes is the attributes of these things. The attributes of his physical senses change by taking the tariqa. So, his hearing turns away from frivolity and he begins to love listening to the Quran. His sight itself doesn’t change…