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…
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…