Shaykh Ahmad Sayih wrote, In the name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate On a day of Friday, after Maghrib, while [Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari] was walking back from the Old Qibla (of the Azhar Mosque, where he led the prayer), his student Hajj Muhammad Ali Yasin came to him. He greeted him and kissed his hand and then said to him, ‘Oh mawlana,…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari speaking of the benefits of the awrad of the path: Our awrad are such that whoever reads them, his Lord will love him and whoever He loves He attracts, and whoever He attracts He draws near, and whoever He draws near He refines, whoever He refines He advances, whoever He advances He honors, whoever He honors He inspires, and whoever He inspires He…
From the Secrets of the Letters of Ṣawm Allah has granted me openings in the meanings of the letters from the word ṣawm (fasting), with these words: Letter Ṣād: Points to patience (al-ṣabr), the Exalted said: “Certainly those who observe patience will be given their reward in full without measure.”[1] It is said they are those who observe the fast. I say those who…
Sayyiduna Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari explaining the reality of the shaykh of tariqa. "Know that the founders of all the Sufi tariqas are now in the barzakh, in the other world. And from there, each has more knowledge of his murid than the knowledge of his khalifa in the world, multiple times over. This is a spiritual tarbiya (upbringing), from the category of ‘breaking norms’, and…
From the text al-Muntaqā l-nafīs fī manāqib quṭb dāʼirat al-taqdīs mawlāna al-sayyid Aḥmad b. Idrīs—a biography of Aḥmad b. Idrīs, Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says: When you’ve oppressed yourself or your heart has become hard and your chest constricted and your integrity is absent, and you’ve darkened your lights and increased your sins, turn your heart to the mercy of Allah to all the worlds, upon whom…
Shaykh Abdul-Ghani (Allah have mercy on him and benefit us by him) says: "Considering that striving is a lofty station in Tasawwuf and plays a big role in the spiritual nurturing of the soul and its ascension, it is necessary for the disciple to traverse the path from the beginning and strive just as his guide strives. He may assume that the path is…
Shaykh Abdul-Ghani says: "It is known among the students of Sayyidi Ahmad b. Idris are those who received the Shadhili tariqa, for example, al-sayyid Muhammad Sirr al-Khatm al-Mirghani and al-sayyid Muhammad Ali al-Sanusi, and al-sayyid al-Majdhub. And there are those who received from him the Muhammadiyya Idrissiyya tariqa, for example, al-sayyid Ibrahim al-Rashidi. Each of them received the awrad from him then they received them…
Shaykh Abdul Ghani (Allah be pleased with him) states concerning the path of his father Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari (Allah be pleased with him and benefit us by him) "The traveller on the path of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ has a direct connection with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and it is one of Allāh’s blessings that He has made the disciples of this path under the care…
Our master Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says concerning the (salawat) prayer on the Prophet ﷺ : The prayer on the Prophet ﷺ will teach you manners (adab) with the Creator سبحانه وتعالى. In his life he ﷺ said, “I have been sent only as a teacher.” And after his passing to The Highest Companion the prayer on him ﷺ teaches you the manners with his Lord…
Sayyidi Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari commenting on the bounties in the phrase Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (Muhammadur Rasulullah) says: “As for the name Muhammad: The first Meem represents the fact that he erases (mahw) the evil preoccupations from the heart, those which hinder one from ascending to the Sacred Presence. And from his names is al-Mahi ﷺ. The Haa represents the new life…