"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…
It is narrated that Shaykh ʿAlī al-Ṣaʿīdī used to say to his student al-Dardīr, ‘They say that you see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a lot. If you see him, ask him about my state." He did so and saw the Prophet ﷺ, who said to him, ‘He is a pious person, except that he has some harshness.’ When Shaykh al-Ṣaʿīdī heard this, he cried…
Shaykh Salih mentioned: Once I entered the maqam and greeted our master Imam al-Husayn, upon him be peace. He replied to my greeting saying, ‘Peace be upon you, O' Salih.’ Hearing his greeting me is better to me than this world and everything in it. So I came one day as is my habit and entered the maqam and greeted him, but he did not…
Some of the shaykhs would encourage to make a general istikhara for the good of the day and what it brings. Below is the supplication of general istikhara by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَ أَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، و أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ العَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَ لَا أَقْدِرُ، وَ تَعْلَمُ وَ لَا أَعْلَمُ، وَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ مَا عَلِمْتَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ كَلَامِي…
Of the salawat of our master Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idris is this formula for removing forgetfulness. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ وَ بَارِكْ عَلَى مَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ النُّورِ المُذْهِبِ لِلنِّسْيَانِ بِنُورِهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ فِي كُلِّ لَمْحَةٍ وَنَفَسٍ عَدَدَ مَا وَسِعَهُ عِلْمُكَ (١٠٠) O Allah send prayers, peace, and blessings on our master Muhammad and on his family; the light which removes forgetfulness by his light, in every…
Shaykh Salih says in the intro to the print of this poem titled: The Gladdening of the Heart of the People of Love and Affection in the Praise of the Family of the Best of Mankind (also known as Ahlu Bayti 'l Mustafa): (مفرحة الفؤاد لاهل الحب والوداد في مدح آل بيت خير العباد) "Some of the brothers saw Sayyidah Fatimah (peace be upon her) in…
In Volume 4 of the Friday Lessons, Arabic edition, Shaykh Salih says regarding the statement of Allah, “…do not forget your share of the world…”(Quran 28:77): The share for the believer of this world is the Quran and whoever takes it has taken a bountiful share. While whoever forgets the Quran and forgets acting by it has missed his share of the world because…
From the introduction of The Friday Lessons Volume 1 by Shaykh Abdul-Ghani Salih al-Ja'fari, the son and inheritor of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari: "We were not eager to present these lessons but for the following reasons, of the most important of them are: Knowledge is the only way to properly recognize Allāh and His rights over His servants, and the only way people can be firm-footed…
Listen, O’ servant of Allāh, and listen well with the ear of your soul. May Allāh guide you and me to His secrets of the Universe, as Sayyidī Abū Madyan said, “Allāh has secrets in the universe through which He can be seen.” Being “with” is of various types. The first type is sensory, when you are at their graves. The second type is metaphorical…
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ says: ‘It is necessary for every disciple travelling on this path to rush to review the books of his guide in order that he attains harmony between the two souls, and they are pulled together. “Between them is a barrier they cannot transgress” . He will attain experiential knowledge which is not in books. It is necessary for you to search for the reality…