Adab of the Sincere Seeker
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is taken from Adab al-Murid asw-Swadiq by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Buzaydi ( q.s. ). Of the proper manners of the seeker is not to convey repugnant words which would change the hearts of the brethren or of any ordinary persons, let alone the hearts of those who make remembrance of Allah ( s.w.t. ) from amongst his brothers or the heart of his shaykh . This is the case even when the seeker sees a certain necessity in conveying these words. He should avoid such words and consign the matter to Allah ( s.w.t. ), and be convinced that Allah ( s.w.t. ) has already Informed the shayk h of them. Whosoever is not convinced that his shaykh is informed of this, and of what is even greater, will never be illumined about the secret of the path, even if he remains with the folk of Allah ( s.w.t. ) for years. The door of spiritual illumination is veneration and it is through this door that propriety originat...