Shaykh Ahmad Tijani : Comprehensive Advice
A letter Shaykh Tijani wrote to counsel all his students and muqaddams on how to behave throughout life
In the name of Allah, the Most Widely and
Most Deeply Merciful. May Allah send salah and
salam upon Sayyiduna Muhammad, his family, and
his companions, after the praise of Allah, Whose
praise is mighty and Whose attributes and names
are free from defect.
This letter is from Ahmad b. Muhammad al-
Tijani, to all of our beloved brothers and sisters,
destitute before Allah, in Fez and its environs. May
Allah preserve you all from every trial, misfortune,
and test, Amin! Salam, Allah’s mercy, and His
blessings be upon you, in a way that envelops you
and all of your states.
I advise myself and all of you with the advice
that Allah has given you and the orders He has
commanded you to do. Guard His limits and ob-
serve the divine command as much as you are able
and can exert yourselves, for this is a time in which
the foundations of divine ordinance have been ut-
terly destroyed and people have plunged headlong
into what harms them in this life and the next. In
this dire time, there is no way to completely return
to or be conscious of what brings the hearts back
to Allah and allows people to observe His limits—
whether in His commands or His prohibitions—
and no one has the ability to fulfill Allah’s com-
mands in every respect, except those clothed with
the sweetness of ma’rifah of Allah, or near to it.
But given that this is how things are, and the
slave finds no refuge from what Allah has placed
him in, the spotted color is better than the com-
pletely black. So as much as you are able, stop go-
ing against the order of Allah, take up His com-
mands as much as your energy allows you to, and
set for yourselves a daily practice of doing things
that wipe away sins. There are many different prac-
tices of expiation you can do, some of which we
addressed adequately in our first counsel to you.
They also include:
Translated by Adnan Wood-Smith (adnan@floodplains.co)
‫ﺒﺴم اﷲ اﻟرﺤﻤن اﻟرﺤﯿم وﺼﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺴﯿدﻨﺎ‬
‫ﻤﺤﻤد وآﻟﻪ وﺼﺤﺒﻪ وﺴﻠم ﺒﻌد ﺤﻤد اﷲ ﺠل ﺜﻨﺎؤﻩ‬
‫ ﯿﺼل ﻫذا اﻟﻛﺘﺎب إﻟﻰ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ‬.‫وﺘﻘدﺴت ﺼﻔﺎﺘﻪ وأﺴﻤﺎؤﻩ‬
‫إﺨواﻨﻨﺎ ﻓﻘراء ﻓﺎس وﻤﺎ ﺒﺈزاﺌﻬﺎ ﺤﻔظ اﷲ ﺠﻤﯿﻌﻛم ﻤن‬
‫ اﻟﺴﻼم‬.‫ﺠﻤﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﺤن وﻤن ﻤﻌﻀﻼت اﻟﻔﺘن آﻤﯿن‬
‫ﻋﻠﯿﻛم ورﺤﻤﺔ اﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ وﺒرﻛﺎﺘﻪ ﺘﻌﻤﻛم وﺘﻌم أﺤواﻟﻛم‬
.‫ وﺒﻌد‬,‫ﻤن ﻤﺤﺒﻛم أﺤﻤد ﺒن ﻤﺤﻤد اﻟﺘﺠﺎﻨﻰ‬
‫أوﺼﯿﻛم وﻨﻔﺴﻲ ﺒﻤﺎ أوﺼﺎﻛم اﷲ ﺒﻪ وأﻤرﻛم ﺒﻪ‬
‫ وﻤراﻋﺎة اﻷﻤر اﻹﻟﻬﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺤﺴب‬,‫ﻤن ﺤﻔظ اﻟﺤدود‬
‫ ﻓﺈن ﻫذا زﻤﺎن اﻨﻬدﻤت ﻓﯿﻪ ﻗواﻋد‬,‫ﺠﻬدﻛم واﺴﺘطﺎﻋﺘﻛم‬
‫ واﻨﻬﻤك اﻟﻨﺎس ﻓﯿﻤﺎ‬,‫اﻷﻤر اﻻﻟﻬﻲ ﺠﻤﻠﺔ وﺘﻔﺼﯿﻼ‬
‫ﯿﻀرﻫم دﻨﯿﺎ وأﺨرى ﺒﺤﯿث أن ﻻ رﺠوع وﻻ ﯿﻘظﺔ ﻟﻤﺎ‬
,‫ﯿرد اﻟﻘﻠوب إﻟﻰ اﷲ واﻟوﻗوف ﻋﻨد ﺤدود اﷲ أﻤ ار وﻨﻬﯿﺎ‬
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‫وﻻ طﺎﻗﺔ ﻷﺤد ﺒﺘوﻓﯿﺔ أﻤر اﷲ ﻤن ﻛل وﺠﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻫذا‬
,‫اﻟوﻗت إﻻ ﻟﻤن ﻟﺒس ﺤﻠﺔ اﻟﻤﻌرﻓﺔ ﺒﺎﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ أو ﻗﺎرﺒﻬﺎ‬
‫ وﻟم ﯿﺠد اﻟﻌﺒد ﻤﺼرﻓﺎ‬,‫وﻟﻛن ﺤﯿث ﻛﺎن اﻷﻤر ﻛﻤﺎ ذﻛر‬
.‫ﻋﻤﺎ أﻗﺎﻤﻪ اﷲ ﻓﯿﻪ ﻓﺎﻷﺒﻘﻊ ﺨﯿر ﻤن اﻷﺴود ﻛﻠﻪ‬
‫ وﻗوﻤوا ﺒﺄﻤرﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ‬,‫ﻓﺎﺘرﻛوا ﻤﺨﺎﻟﻔﺔ أﻤر اﷲ ﻤﺎ اﺴﺘطﻌﺘم‬
‫ﺤﺴب اﻟطﺎﻗﺔ واﺠﻌﻠوا ﻷﻨﻔﺴﻛم ﻋدة ﻤن ﻤﻛﻔرات‬
‫ وﻫﻲ أﻤور ﻛﺜﯿرة ﻛﺘﺒﻨﺎ ﻟﻛم‬,‫اﻟذﻨوب ﻓﻲ ﻛل ﯿوم وﻟﯿﻠﺔ‬
‫ وأﯿﻀﺎ ﻤن ذﻟك‬.‫ﻤﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟوﺼﯿﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ ﻨﺒذة ﻛﺎﻓﯿﺔ‬
‫ أﻗل‬,‫اﻟﺤزب اﻟﺴﯿﻔﻰ ﻟﻤن اﺘﺨذﻩ وردا ﺼﺒﺎﺤﺎ وﻤﺴﺎءا‬
‫ وﻤن ذﻟك اﻟﻤﺴﺒﻌﺎت اﻟﻌﺸر‬.‫ذﻟك ﻤرة وأﻛﺜرﻩ ﻻ ﺤد ﻟﻪ‬
‫ وﻤن ذﻟك ﺼﻼة‬.‫ﻟﻤن اﺘﺨذﻫﺎ وردا ﺼﺒﺎﺤﺎ وﻤﺴﺎءا‬
‫اﻟﺦ وأﻗﻠﻬﺎ ﻤﺎﺌﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﺒﺎح واﻟﻤﺴﺎء‬...‫اﻟﻔﺎﺘﺢ ﻟﻤﺎ أﻏﻠق‬
Revised July 2018
 • al-Hizb al-Sayfi every morning and even- ‫ﻓﻼ ﯿﻠﺤﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻫذا اﻟﻤﯿدان ﻋﻤل ﻤن أي ﻋﺎﻤل وﻻ‬
ing, at least once, up to as many times as
you wish ‫ وأدﯿﻤوا اﻟﺼﻠوات‬.‫ﯿﻨﺘﻬﻲ إﻟﻰ ﻏﺎﯿﺘﻬﺎ أﻤل ﻤن أي آﻤل‬
• al-Musabba’at al-’Ashr every morning and
‫اﻟﻤﻔروﻀﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺎت ﺒﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓظﺔ ﻓﺈﻨﻬﺎ ﻤﺘﻛﻔﻠﺔ‬
evening
• at least 100 Salatul-Fatihi morning and ‫ﺒﺎﻟﻌﺼﻤﺔ ﻤن ﺠﻤﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﻬﻠﻛﺎت إﻻ ﻓﻲ ﻨﺒذ ﻗﻠﯿﻠﺔ ﺘوﺠب‬
evening—no other action matches this,
and nothing is more effective in helping ‫ ٕوان ﷲ ﺴﺒﺤﺎﻨﻪ وﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻟﻠﻤداوم ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺎﯿﺔ‬,‫اﻟﻌﻘوﺒﺎت‬
one achieve one’s goals ‫ ﻓﻛم ﯿﺠﺒر ﻟﻪ ﻤن ﻛﺴرة وﻛم ﯿﺴﺘر ﻟﻪ ﻤن‬,‫ﻋظﯿﻤﺔ‬
Be consistent in praying the fard salah in con-
gregation. Guard this practice, for it is guaranteed ‫ﻋورة وﻛم ﯿﻌﻔو ﻟﻪ ﻋن زﻟﺔ وﻛم ﯿﺄﺨذ ﻟﻪ ﺒﯿدﻩ ﻓﻲ ﻛل‬
to keep you safe from everything that can destroy
you, except for a short list of items that require ‫ وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓظﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ذﻛر اﷲ واﻟﺼﻼة ﻋﻠﻰ‬.‫ﻛﺒوة‬
specific penalties. Allah (s.w.t.) has special treat- ‫ﻨﺒﯿﻪ ﺼﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺴﻠم ﻟﯿﻼ وﻨﻬﺎ ار ﻋﻠﻰ ﺤﺴب‬
ment for the ones who stick to this: so many
breaks will He mend for them, so much nakedness ‫اﻻﺴﺘطﺎﻋﺔ وﻋﻠﻰ ﻗدر ﻤﺎ ﯿﻌطﯿﻪ اﻟوﻗت واﻟطﺎﻗﺔ ﻤن‬
will He clothe for them, so many slips will He
overlook, and so many times will He take them by ‫ واﻗﺼد ﺒذﻟك اﻟﺘﻌظﯿم واﻹﺠﻼل‬,‫ﻏﯿر إﻓراط وﻻ ﺘﻔرﯿط‬
the hand when they slip and fall! Also, you must ,‫ﷲ ﺴﺒﺤﺎﻨﻪ وﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ وﻟرﺴوﻟﻪ ﺼﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺴﻠم‬
guard your dhikr of Allah and salah upon His
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) day and night, as much as you ‫واﻟﺘﺠﻠﻲ ﻓﻲ ذﻟك ﺒﺎﻟوﻗوف ﻓﻲ ﺒﺎب اﷲ طﻠﺒﺎ ﻟﻤرﻀﺎﺘﻪ‬
are able and as much as your time and energy al-
low. Neither go to excess nor fall short in this, and ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻤل ﺒذﻟك ﻋﻨﺎﯿﺔ ﻋظﯿﻤﺔ ﯿﺠد‬,‫ﻻ ﻟطﻠب ﺤظ‬
intend thereby to glorify and magnify Allah (s.w.t.) ‫ وﯿﺠد ﺤﻼوة ﻟذﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﻫو‬,‫ﺒرﻛﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﺠل واﻵﺠل‬
and His Messenger (s.a.w.s.), and to stand at the
door of Allah, seeking His pleasure and nothing ‫ وﻫﻲ ﻤن اﻟﺨواص واﻷﺴرار ﻛﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓظﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ‬.‫ﻟﻪ آﻤل‬
else. Allah (s.w.t.) also has special treatment for
those who persist in this—they will find its bless-
‫ وﻋﻠﯿﻛم‬.‫اﻟﺼﻠوات ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺎت ﺴواء ﺒﺴواء‬
ing in the short and long term and taste the sweet ‫ﺒﺎﻟﺼدﻗﺎت ﻓﻲ ﻛل ﯿوم وﻟﯿﻠﺔ إن اﺴﺘطﻌﺘم وﻟو ﻓﻠس‬
pleasure of it, reaching whatever they hope for.
This practice, in terms of its peculiar qualities and ‫ ﺒﻌد اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓظﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ أداء‬,‫ﻨﺤﺎس أو ﻟﻘﻤﺔ واﺤدة‬
its secrets, is like salah in congregation—the two
are the same.
‫ ﻓﺈن ﻋﻨﺎﯿﺔ اﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﺒﺎﻟﻌﺎﻤل ﻓﻲ‬.‫اﻟﻤﻔروﻀﺎت اﻟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ‬
You must give charity every night and day if .‫ذﻟك ﻗرﯿب ﻤن ﻤﺤﺎﻓظﺔ اﻟﻤﻔروﻀﺎت ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺎت‬
you can, even if just a copper penny or a single
morsel of food, after fulfilling the financial obliga- ‫ ﺒﻌد‬,‫وﻟﯿﻛن ﻤن ﺠﻤﻠﺔ أورادﻛم اﻟﺘﻲ ﺘﺤﺎﻓظون ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎ‬
tions Allah has set upon you. For Allah’s (s.w.t.)
‫ اﻟﺤزب اﻟﺴﯿﻔﻰ وﺼﻼة‬,‫اﻟورد اﻟذي ﻫو ﻻزم اﻟطرﯿﻘﺔ‬
special treatment for those who do so is similar to
His special treatment for those who persist in pray- ,‫ ﻓﺈﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﯿﻐﻨﯿﺎن ﻋن ﺠﻤﯿﻊ اﻷو ارد‬,‫اﻟﻔﺎﺘﺢ ﻟﻤﺎ أﻏﻠق‬
ing the fard salah in congregation.
From all of the litanies that you maintain, after .‫ وﻻ ﯿﻔﻲ ﺒﻘدرﻫﻤﺎ ﻋﻤل‬,‫وﯿﺒﻠﻐﺎن ﺒﻔﻀل اﷲ ﻏﺎﯿﺔ اﻟﻤراد‬
the required wird of the Tariqah, you should per-
‫وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﺼﻠﺔ اﻷرﺤﺎم ﻤن ﻛل ﻤﺎ ﯿطﯿب اﻟﻘﻠب‬
form al-Hizb al-Sayfi and Salatul-Fatihi, for these
two will suffice you from having to do any other ‫ وﺘﺠﻨﺒوا‬.‫وﯿوﺠب اﻟﻤﺤﺒﺔ وﻟو ﺒﺘﻔﻘد اﻟﺤﺎل ٕواﻟﻘﺎء اﻟﺴﻼم‬
litany and allow you to reach your goals, through
the grace of Allah. No other action matches these ‫ وﻛل ﻤﺎ ﯿوﺠب‬,‫ﻤﻌﺎداة اﻷرﺤﺎم وﻋﻘوق اﻟواﻟدﯿن‬
two.
 You must keep family ties in every way that ‫ وﺘﺠﻨﺒوا اﻟﺒﺤث ﻋن‬.‫اﻟﻀﻐﯿﻨﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠوب اﻷﺨوان‬
brings good feeling to the heart and engenders
love, even if it means just seeing how people are ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻤن ﺘﺘﺒﻊ ذﻟك ﻓﻀﺢ اﷲ ﻋورﺘﻪ‬,‫ﻋورات اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﯿن‬
doing and greeting them. Avoid enmity towards
family members, flagrant disrespect to your par- ‫ وأﻛﺜروا اﻟﻌﻔو ﻋن اﻟزﻟل‬.‫وﻫﺘك ﻋورة ﺒﻨﯿﻪ ﻤن ﺒﻌدﻩ‬
ents, and anything that engenders hatred in the ‫ وآﻛد ذﻟك ﻟﻤن آﺨﺎﻛم‬,‫واﻟﺼﻔﺢ ﻋن اﻟﺨﻠل ﻟﻛل ﻤؤﻤن‬
hearts of siblings. Avoid looking into other Mus-
lims’ private affairs, for whoever does so, Allah ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻤن ﻋﻔﺎ ﻋن ذﻟﺔ ﻋﻔﺎ اﷲ ﻟﻪ ﻋن‬.‫ﻓﻲ اﻟطرﯿﻘﺔ‬
will expose their private affairs and the private af-
fairs of their children after them. Constantly over- ‫ وﻤن وﻗﻊ ﻓﯿﻛم ﺒزﻟﺔ ﺜم ﺠﺎءﻛم ﻤﻌﺘذ ار‬.‫زﻻت ﻛﺜﯿرة‬
look others’ faults, and forgive the defects of every ‫ﻓﺎﻗﺒﻠوا ﻋذرﻩ وﺴﺎﻤﺤوﻩ ﻟﻛﻲ ﯿﻘﺒل اﷲ أﻋذارﻛم‬
believer, most importantly those of your brothers
and sisters in the Tariqah. For Allah will overlook ‫وﯿﺴﺎﻤﺤﻛم ﻓﻲ زﻻﺘﻛم؛ ﻓﺈن أﺸر اﻷﺨوان ﻋﻨد اﷲ ﻤن‬
many faults of the one who overlooks another’s
fault. If someone amongst you slips up, then ‫ وﺘﺄﻤﻠوا ﻗوﻟﻪ ﺴﺒﺤﺎﻨﻪ‬.‫ﻻ ﯿﻘﺒل ﻋذ ار وﻻ ﯿﻘﯿل ﻋﺜرة‬
comes to apologize, accept their apology and for- ‫وﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ "وﺴﺎرﻋوا إﻟﻰ ﻤﻐﻔرة ﻤن رﺒﻛم" إﻟﻰ ﻗوﻟﻪ "واﷲ‬
give them, so that Allah will accept your apologies
and forgive your shortcomings. The most evil of ‫ وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﺎﻟﻐﻔﻠﺔ ﻋن ﺸر اﻟﻨﺎس وﻋدم‬."‫ﯿﺤب اﻟﻤﺤﺴﻨﯿن‬
brothers in the presence of Allah is the one who
neither accepts apologies nor dismisses slips. Re- ‫ وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﺎﻟﺼﻔﺢ‬,‫اﻟﻤﺒﺎﻻة ﺒﻤﺎ ﯿﺠري ﻤﻨﻬم ﻤن اﻟﺸرور‬
flect on Allah’s (s.w.t.) words, “And hasten to for- ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻤﻨﺎﻗﺸﺔ اﻟﻨﺎس ﻋﻤﺎ ﯿﺒدو ﻤﻨﻬم‬,‫واﻟﺘﺠﺎوز ﻋﻨﻬم‬
giveness from your Lord and a garden whose
breadth is the heavens and the earth, prepared for ‫وﻋدم اﻟﻌﻔو ﻋﻨﻬم ﯿوﺠب ﻟﻠﻌﺒد ﻋﻨد اﷲ اﻟﺒوار ﻓﻲ اﻟدﻨﯿﺎ‬
those who fear Allah—those who spend in the
good times and the rough, who suppress their an- ‫ وﻛﻠﻤﺎ دﻨوت ﺒﻤﻘﺎﺒﻠﺔ ﺸر ﺒﻤﺜﻠﻪ ﺘزاﯿدت‬.‫واﻵﺨرة‬
ger, and overlook people’s faults. And Allah loves ‫ ﻓﻼ‬.‫ وﺘﻨﻛﺴر ﺒﺎﻟﻌﺒد ﻗواﺌﻤﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺠﻤﯿﻊ اﻷﻤور‬,‫اﻟﺸرور‬
the people of Ihsan” (Qur’an 3:133-4). You should
be heedless of people’s evil and not care about .‫ﻤﻘﺎﺒﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺸر إﻻ ﺒﺎﻟﻐﻔﻠﺔ واﻟﻌﻔو واﻟﻤﺴﺎﻤﺤﺔ‬
whatever evil comes from them. Forgive them and
overlook their faults, because engaging with peo- ‫وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﻌدم اﻻﻋﺘراض ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﺎس ﻓﯿﻤﺎ أﻗﺎﻤﻬم‬
ple in what appears at their hands and not forgiv- ‫ ﻓﺈن أﻤورﻫم‬,‫اﷲ ﻓﯿﻪ ﻤﻤﺎ ﻟﯿس ﺒﻤﺤﻤود ﺸرﻋﺎ وﻻ طﺒﻌﺎ‬
ing them is a cause, with Allah, for the slave to suf-
fer ruin in this world and the next. Every time you ‫ ﻓﻬم ﻤﻘﺒوﻀون ﻓﻲ ﻗﺒﻀﺔ‬.‫ﺘﺠري ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺸﯿﺌﺔ اﻹﻟﻬﯿﺔ‬
approach responding to evil with its like, the evil
increases, and the slave’s supports in all manner of ‫ وﺠﻤﯿﻊ أﻤورﻫم ﺘﺼدر‬.‫اﷲ ﻻ ﻤﺤﯿد ﻟﻬم ﻋن ﺤﻛﻤﻪ‬
affairs come tumbling down. So only respond to ‫ إﻻ ﻤﺎ أوﺠب اﻟﺸرع اﻟﻘﯿﺎم ﺒﻪ ﻋﻠﯿﻬم‬,‫ﻋن ﻗﻀﺎﺌﻪ وﻗدرﻩ‬
evil by ignoring, forgiving, and overlooking it.
If you see that Allah has placed people in a ‫أﻤ ار وزﺠ ار ﺒﺤﺴب اﻟﻌوارض واﻟﻨﺎﺌﺒﺎت ﻓﻲ ﺒﻌض‬
situation that is indecent either by the standards of
shari’ah or by common decency, you should not
‫ وﻗﻔوا ﻋﻨد ﻗوﻟﻪ ﺼﻠﻰ اﷲ‬.‫ ﻻ ﻛل اﻷزﻤﺎن‬,‫اﻷزﻤﺎن‬
oppose them in it, for their affairs run according ‫" ﻤروا ﺒﺎﻟﻤﻌروف وﺘﻨﺎﻫوا ﻋن اﻟﻤﻨﻛر ﺤﺘﻰ‬:‫ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺴﻠم‬
to divine will. Allah has them in His grasp and they
have no way to avoid His ruling; all of their affairs ‫إذا رأﯿت ﺸﺤﺎ ﻤطﺎﻋﺎ وﻫوى ﻤﺘﺒﻌﺎ ٕواﻋﺠﺎب ﻛل ذي‬
are manifested by His decree and determination.
Excepted from this is what reprimands you are ob-
‫ " وﻗوﻟﻪ ﺼﻠﻰ اﷲ‬.‫رأى ﺒرأﯿﻪ ﻓﻌﻠﯿك ﺒﺨوﯿﺼﺔ ﻨﻔﺴك‬
ligated to give them under the shari’ah, on a few ".‫" ﻤن ﺤﺴن إﺴﻼم اﻟﻤرء ﺘرﻛﻪ ﻤﺎ ﻻ ﯿﻌﻨﯿﻪ‬:‫ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺴﻠم‬
occasions when temporary disturbances arise in
their lives and misfortune strikes, but not at all
times. Sit with the Prophet’s (s.a.w.s.) saying, “En- ‫وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﻤﻨﺎﺼﺤﺔ إﺨواﻨﻛم ﻓﻲ اﻟطرﯿﻘﺔ ﺒرﻓق‬
join good and forbid evil until you see avarice
obeyed, whim followed, and everyone with an ‫ وﻟﯿﺠﻌل ﻛل‬.‫وﻟﯿن وﺴﯿﺎﺴﺔ ﻤن ﻏﯿر ﻀﻐﯿﻨﺔ وﻻ ﺤﻘد‬
opinion infatuated with their own opinion—in
that case, just look out for your own private af- ‫ أﻗل ذﻟك ﻋدد‬,‫واﺤد ﻤﻨﻛم وﻗﺘﺎ ﯿذﻛر اﷲ ﻓﯿﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺨﻠوة‬
fairs.” And sit with his (s.a.w.s.) saying, “One of ‫ ﻓﺈن اﻟﻌﺎﻤل ﺒذﻟك ﯿﺠد‬,‫اﻟورد اﻟذي ﻫو ﻻزم اﻟطرﯿﻘﺔ‬
the points of excellence of a person’s Islam is for
them to leave that which does not concern them.” ‫ وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒطﺎﻋﺔ‬.‫ﺒرﻛﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺠﻤﯿﻊ ﻤﺂرﺒﻪ وﺘﺼرﻓﺎﺘﻪ‬
You must give sincere advice to your brothers
and sisters in the Tariqah gently and tactfully, with- ‫ أو ﻨﻬﺎﻛم‬,‫اﻟﻤﻘدم ﺒﺈﻋطﺎء اﻟورد ﻤﻬﻤﺎ أﻤرﻛم ﺒﻤﻌروف‬
out engendering rancor or enmity. And every one .‫ أو ﺴﻌﻲ ﻓﻲ إﺼﻼح ﺒﯿﻨﻛم‬,‫ﻋن ﻤﻨﻛر‬
of you should take some time to make dhikr of Al-
lah privately, at least the extent of the required ‫وﻋﻠﯿﻛم ﺒﻤﻼزﻤﺔ اﻟوظﯿﻔﺔ اﻟﻤﻌﻠوﻤﺔ ﻟﻤن اﺴﺘطﺎع‬
Wird of the Tariqah. Anyone who does so will find
its blessing in all of their actions and aspirations. ‫ ٕواﻻ ﻓﻤرة واﺤدة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﺒﺎح أو‬,‫ﺼﺒﺎﺤﺎ وﻤﺴﺎءا‬
You must obey the muqaddam in whatever good ‫ وﺨﻔﻔوا ﻤن وردﻫﺎ إن ﺜﻘل ﻋﻠﯿﻛم‬.‫اﻟﻤﺴﺎء ﻓﺈﻨﻬﺎ ﺘﻛﻔﻲ‬
he orders you to do, bad he forbids you from, or
effort he makes to improve relations between you. ‫واﺠﻌﻠوﻫﺎ ﺨﻤﺴﯿن ﻤن ﺼﻼة اﻟﻔﺎﺘﺢ ﻟﻤﺎ أﻏﻠق اﻟﺦ‬
You must be consistent with the Wadhifah,
performing it in the morning and evening if you ‫ اذﻛروا اﺴﺘﻐﻔر اﷲ اﻟﻌظﯿم اﻟذي‬,‫ إن ﺸﺌﺘم‬,‫واﻻﺴﺘﻐﻔﺎر‬
are able; if not, then once a day is enough. If doing ‫ ﺜﻼﺜﯿن ﻤرة ﯿﻛﻔﻰ ﻋن‬,‫ﻻ إﻟﻪ إﻻ ﻫو اﻟﺤﻲ اﻟﻘﯿوم‬
Istighfar, Salatul-Fatihi, and Tahlil 100 times each
for the Wadhifa is too burdensome for you, then .‫اﻻﺴﺘﻐﻔﺎر ﻤﺎﺌﺔ ﻤرة ﻓﻲ اﻟوظﯿﻔﺔ‬
you may lighten the Salatul-Fatihi to 50 and the Is-
tighfar to 30 times, with the formula “ ‫أﺳﺗﻐﻔر ﷲ‬
‫وأوﺼﻲ ﻤن ﻛﺎن ﻤﻘدﻤﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ إﻋطﺎء اﻟورد أن‬
‫اﻟﻌظﯾم اﻟذي ﻻ إﻟﮫ إﻻ ھو اﻟﺣﻲ اﻟﻘﯾوم‬.” ‫ وﯿﺒﺴط رداء ﻋﻔوﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛل‬,‫ﯿﻌﻔو ﻟﻺﺨوان ﻋن اﻟزﻟل‬
For the muqaddam charged with giving the
Wird to others, he should forgive brothers and sis- ‫ وأن ﯿﺠﺘﻨب ﻤﺎ ﯿوﺠب ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠوﺒﻬم ﻀﻐﯿﻨﺔ أو ﺸﯿﻨﺎ‬,‫ﺨﻠل‬
ters their slips, avoid all that engenders rancor in
‫ وأن ﯿﺴﻌﻰ ﻓﻲ إﺼﻼح ذات ﺒﯿﻨﻬم وﻓﻰ ﻛل‬,‫أو ﺤﺴدا‬
their hearts, extend the cloak of his pardon to
cover all their defects, disgraces, and envy, and ‫ ٕوان‬.‫ﻤﺎ ﯿوﺠب ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠوﺒﻬم ﺒﻐﻀﻬم ﻋﻠﻰ ﺒﻌض‬
strive to improve relations between them and to
eradicate all that produces hatred in their hearts for ‫ وأن ﯿﻨﻬﻰ ﻤن‬,‫اﺸﺘﻌﻠت ﻨﺎر ﺒﯿﻨﻬم ﺴﺎرع ﻓﻲ إطﻔﺎﺌﻬﺎ‬
each other. If he ignites a fire between them, he .‫رآﻩ ﯿﺴﻌﻰ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨﻤﯿﻤﺔ ﺒﯿﻨﻬم وأن ﯿزﺠرﻩ ﺒرﻓق وﻟﯿن‬
must hasten to put it out, and he should forbid
whomever he sees slandering anyone else from do- ‫وﻋﻠﯿﻪ أن ﯿﻌﺎﻤﻠﻬم ﺒﺎﻟرﻓق واﻟﺘﯿﺴﯿر واﻟﺒﻌد ﻋن اﻟﺘﻨﻔﯿر‬
ing so, or reprimand them gently. He should treat
them all gently, make things easy, and avoid push- ‫واﻟﺘﻌﺴﯿر ﻓﻲ ﻛل ﻤﺎ ﯿﺄﻤرﻫم ﺒﻪ وﯿﻨﻬﺎﻫم ﻋﻨﻪ ﻤن ﺤﻘوق‬
ing them away or making the orders and prohibi- ‫ وﯿراﻋﻲ ﻓﻲ ذﻟك ﻗوﻟﻪ ﺼﻠﻰ اﷲ‬,‫اﷲ وﺤﻘوق اﻷﺨوان‬
tions he gives them difficult, whether in matters
regarding the rights of Allah or the rights of broth- " .‫" ﯿﺴروا وﻻ ﺘﻌﺴروا وﺒﺸروا وﻻ ﺘﻨﻔروا‬:‫ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺴﻠم‬
erhood and sisterhood. In this he must keep in
mind the Prophet’s (s.a.w.s.) saying, “Make things ‫ وأن ﻻ ﯿﻠﺘﻔت ﻟﻤﺎ‬,‫وﻋﻠﯿﻪ أن ﯿﺘﺒﺎﻋد ﻋن ﺘﻐرﯿم دﻨﯿﺎﻫم‬
easy, not hard, and give glad tidings—do not drive ‫ﻓﻲ أﯿدﯿﻬم ﻤﻌﺘﻘداأن اﷲ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻫو اﻟﻤﻌطﻲ واﻟﻤﺎﻨﻊ‬
people away.”
He should completely avoid imposing fines ‫ وﻟﯿﺠﻌل ﻫﻤﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺘﺤرﯿر دﻨﯿﺎﻫم‬,‫واﻟﺨﺎﻓض واﻟراﻓﻊ‬
from their material possessions, and never turn his
gaze to seek what they possess, always believing ‫ وأن ﻻ ﯿطﻠﺒﻬم‬,‫ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ أﯿدﯿﻬم ﻤن اﻟﺘﺸﺘﯿت واﻟﺘﺒذﯿر‬
that Allah (s.w.t.) is the Giver, the Withholder, the
Abaser, and the Raiser. He should aspire to liberate ‫ﺒﺈﻋطﺎء ﺸﺊ ﻻ ﻤن اﻟﻘﻠﯿل وﻻ ﻤن اﻟﻛﺜﯿر إﻻ ﻤﺎ ﺴﻤﺤت‬
the material gains they have earned from dissipa-
tion and waste, and not ask them to give him any- ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻋﻘول اﻟﻨﺎس ﺤول‬,‫ﻨﻔوﺴﻬم ﺒﺒذﻟﻪ ﻤن ﻏﯿر طﻠب‬
thing—small or large—except what their nufus ‫ﻫذا اﻟﻤطﺎف ﺘدور وﻋﻠﻰ ﻫذا اﻟﻤﻘدار ﺘﺠرى ﺒﻬم ﺠﻤﯿﻊ‬
permit them to offer, without being asked for it,
for indeed this is how people’s minds work, and ‫ وﺴﻠﻤوا ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻤﺔ ووﻻة اﻷﻤر ﻤﺎ أﻗﺎﻤﻬم اﷲ ﻓﯿﻪ‬.‫اﻷﻤور‬
where all of their affairs take them.
Show deference to the general public and ‫ ﻓﺈن اﷲ‬,‫ﻤن ﻏﯿر ﺘﻌرض ﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓرة أو ﺘﺒﻐﯿض أو ﺘﻨﻛﯿر‬
those whom Allah has placed in authority, without ‫ وﻻ ﻗدرة ﻷﺤد أن ﯿﺨرج‬,‫ﻫو اﻟذي أﻗﺎم ﺨﻠﻘﻪ ﻓﯿﻤﺎ أراد‬
letting yourselves avoid them, spread hate of them,
or dispute with them. Allah is the one who places .‫اﻟﺨﻠق ﻋﻤﺎ أﻗﺎﻤﻬم ﻓﯿﻪ‬
His servants where he wants them, and no one can
remove them from where He has placed them. ‫ ﻓﺈﻨﻬﺎ ﻛﻌﺒﺔ‬,‫واﺘرﻛوا اﻟﺘﻌرض ﻟﻠرﯿﺎﺴﺔ وأﺴﺒﺎﺒﻬﺎ‬
Shun leadership and its causes, for this is a ‫ وﻫﻲ ﻤﻘر اﻟﻬﻼك ﻓﻲ اﻟدﻨﯿﺎ‬,‫ﺘطوف ﺒﻬﺎ ﺠﻤﯿﻊ اﻟﺸرور‬
Kabah around which all evils circumambulate, and
it is the resting place of destruction in this life and ‫ وﻤن اﺒﺘﻠﻲ ﻤﻨﻛم ﺒﻤﺼﯿﺒﺔ أو ﻨزﻟت ﺒﻪ ﻤن‬.‫واﻵﺨرة‬
the next. Whoever amongst you is tried by afflic-
tion or evil, they should persevere and await relief ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻛل‬.‫اﻟﺸرور ﻨﺎﺌﺒﺔ ﻓﻠﯿﺼﺒر ﺒﺎﻨﺘظﺎر اﻟﻔرج ﻤن اﷲ‬
from Allah. For every difficulty has a limit, and .‫ وﻛل ﻛرب ﻻﺒد ﻟﻪ ﻤن ﻓرج‬,‫ﺸدة ﻻﺒد ﻟﻬﺎ ﻤن ﻏﺎﯿﺔ‬
every disaster has relief. If their affairs start feeling
constricted, then they must turn to Allah in fervent ‫ٕوان ﻀﺎق ﺒﻪ اﻟﺤﺎل ﻓﻌﻠﯿﻪ ﺒﺎﻟﺘﻀرع واﻻﺒﺘﻬﺎل ﺤﺘﻰ‬
supplication and need until Allah brings relief and
fulfills all hopes. Do not be impatient with afflic- ‫ وﻻ ﺘﺠزﻋوا ﻤن‬.‫ﯿﺒﻠﻎ ﺒﺎﻟﻔرج ﻤن اﷲ ﻏﺎﯿﺔ اﻵﻤﺎل‬
tions and trials, for Allah (s.w.t.) only sends them ‫ ﻓﺈن اﷲ ﺴﺒﺤﺎﻨﻪ ﺘﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻤﺎ أﻨزل‬,‫اﻟﻤﺼﺎﺌب واﻟﺒﻠﯿﺎت‬
upon His slaves in this world in order to test and
afflict them, using the kinds of divine rulings and ‫اﻟﻌﺒﺎد ﻓﻲ دار اﻟدﻨﯿﺎ إﻻ ﻟﺘﺼﺎرﯿف اﻷﺤﻛﺎم اﻹﻟﻬﯿﺔ‬
lordly decrees that constrict the nafs. The slaves
find no refuge from such matters. It is not possible ‫واﻷﻗدار اﻟرﺒﺎﻨﯿﺔ ﻤﻤﺎ ﺘﻀﯿق ﺒﻪ اﻟﻨﻔوس ﻤن أﺠل اﻟﺒﻼء‬
for a slave to be in constant relief from all affliction ‫ وﻻ إﻤﻛﺎن‬.‫واﻟﺒؤس؛ وﻟم ﯿﺠد اﻟﻌﺒﺎد ﻤﺼرﻓﺎ ﻋن ﻫذا‬
in this world; rather, the intelligent one should
know that the different states of this world are ‫ﻟﻠﻌﺒد ﻤن اﻟﺘﻤﻛن ﻤن دوام اﻟراﺤﺔ ﻤن ﻛل ﺒﻼء ﻓﻲ‬
constantly following one another in succession,
between moments of constriction and expansion, ‫ ﺒل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﺎﻗل أن ﯿﻌﻠم أن أﺤوال اﻟدﻨﯿﺎ أﺒدا‬,‫اﻟدﻨﯿﺎ‬
good and evil, relief and grief. No inhabitant of ‫ﻤﺘﻌﺎﻗﺒﺔ ﺒﯿن ﺴﺎﻋﺎت اﻨﻘﺒﺎض واﻨﺒﺴﺎط وﺨﯿرات وﺸرور‬
this world can be free from this. So if an affliction
descends or a hardship become heavy, they should ‫ ﻻ ﯿﺨرج أﺤد ﻤﻤن ﺴﻛن اﻟدﻨﯿﺎ ﻋن‬,‫وأﻓراح وأﺤزان‬
know that there is a time at which it will end, to be
followed by relief and happiness. Whoever under-
‫ ﻓﺈن ﻨزﻟت ﻤﺼﯿﺒﺔ أو ﻀﺎﻗت ﻨﺎﺌﺒﺔ ﻓﻠﯿﻌﻠم‬.‫ﻫذا اﻟﻤﻘدار‬
stands from Allah that this is how their material ‫ ﻓﺈن ﻤن‬.‫أن ﻟﻬﺎ وﻗﺘﺎ ﺘﻨﺘﻬﻲ إﻟﯿﻪ ﯿﻌﻘﺒﻬﺎ اﻟﻔرح واﻟﺴرور‬
life goes will meet every affliction patiently, satis-
fied with the divine decree, and completely grateful ‫ﻋﻘل ﻫذا ﻋن اﷲ ﻓﻲ ﺘﺼﺎرﯿف دﻨﯿﺎﻩ ﺘﻠﻘّﻰ ﻛل ﻤﺼﯿﺒﺔ‬
for all blessings.
Peace, Allah’s mercy, and His blessings be
,‫ﺒﺎﻟﺼﺒر واﻟرﻀﺎ ﺒﺎﻟﻘﻀﺎء واﻟﺸﻛر اﻟﺘﺎم ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﻌﻤﺎء‬
upon you all. .‫واﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﯿﻛم ورﺤﻤﺔ اﷲ وﺒرﻛﺎﺘﻪ‬