The reality and essence of the Sufi is a person of knowledge, who has acted upon that knowledge in the manner of ikhlaas (sincerity). For the knowledge of tasawwuf is nothing more than the deep knowledge of the path that leads one to act with ikhlaas in all what one does.
Had the scholar acted upon his knowledge with ikhlaas, he would then be the truest Sufi. And had the scholar come to the Sufis free from ailments and diseases of the heart, they would have lead him to the Divine presence in an instant. But he came to them with many ailments, external and internal; from claims to knowledge, to attachments and love of the elements of dunyaa and its appetites. His internal state is filled with envy, conspiracy, treachery, vindictiveness, a sense of cheating and many more ailments. That is why they ordered him to cure himself from that to purify him from all of those, for they are all characteristics of devils.
Of the important concern for the seeker to Allah should always be to compel him self to collect his heart on Allaah and to shun away completely that which scatters his heart away from Allaah by steadfastly complying with what He commands, and steadfastly keeping away from what He prohibits. Thus he should not be seen except performing an obligatory act, or a recommended act, or doing what has spiritual priority at the time (al-awlaa), and to keep away from what is prohibited, what is reprehensible and that which is not a priority. For the Allaah removes the veil from our hearts when we are complying with His commands, and it slams down upon us if we are committing what He prohibits.
March 11, 2008...3:17 pm
The reality of the Sufi
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