بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu al-Qasim ‘Abd al-Karim ibn Huzan al-Qushayri ( r.a. ) recorded, in his Risalah al-Qushayriyyah , that Shaykh Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Khawwasw ( q.s.) was a friend of Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd ibn Muhammad al-Baghdadi ( q.s. ), and Shaykh Ahmad ibn Abu al-Husayn an-Nuri ( q.s. ). He had vast knowledge of trust in God and spiritual self-discipline. He died at Rayy in the year 291. He suffered from a stomach disease. Therefore, each time he had to stand up, he had to perform a major ablution. Once he entered water, and passed away there. He wrote, “I heard that Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ( r.a. ) said, ‘I heard that Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Ja’far said, ‘I heard that al-Azdi said, ‘I heard that al-Khawwasw said, ‘Five things serve as a cure for the heart: a thoughtful reading of the Qur’an, an empty stomach, night vigils, supplications in the early morning, and keeping the company of the righteous.’’’’”
