Al-Haj Sidi al-Haj Omar al-Futi (d. 1279/1864) says in “Kitab Rima'h
al-Hizb al Rahim ala Nuhur Hizb ar-Rajim (The Spears of the League of
the Merciful thrown at the Necks of the League of the Accursed): O
my brother, may Allah Most High enable us and you to accomplish what He
loves and finds pleasing. You should know that the people of this Ahmedi
Mohammedi Ibrahimi 'Hanifi Tijani Path are beloved and accepted in
whatever situation they may be, so long as they do not detach themselves
from the Path, and do not wear the garb of security from the cunning
(makr) of Allah Most High.
The Companion of our Master, Sharif Sidi Mohammed al-Ghali Abu Talib al-Idrissi al-Hassani (“d. 1244/1829 in Mecca”; may Allah be pleased with him), has informed me (in Mecca) that one of the companions of the Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in one of the mosques of Fez (may Allah the Exalted keep that city safe from everything harmful), and one of the jurists (fuqaha') was by his side. The jurist said to the companion of the Shaykh (may Allah be pleased with him): "You people inhabit the mosques with your bodies, but you do not inhabit them with your hearts!" The companion of the Shaykh (may Allah be pleased with him) responded to this by saying: "We are beloved and accepted in whatever situation we may be!" But then he felt afraid of this utterance, so he returned to Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) in a state of fear and dread, worried about himself, and told him the whole story. Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Yes, you are indeed beloved and accepted in whatever situation you may be. Did you not tell him? 'We are beloved and accepted in whatever situation we may be, in spite of your disdain!'"
The Companion of our Master, Sharif Sidi Mohammed al-Ghali Abu Talib al-Idrissi al-Hassani (“d. 1244/1829 in Mecca”; may Allah be pleased with him), has informed me (in Mecca) that one of the companions of the Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in one of the mosques of Fez (may Allah the Exalted keep that city safe from everything harmful), and one of the jurists (fuqaha') was by his side. The jurist said to the companion of the Shaykh (may Allah be pleased with him): "You people inhabit the mosques with your bodies, but you do not inhabit them with your hearts!" The companion of the Shaykh (may Allah be pleased with him) responded to this by saying: "We are beloved and accepted in whatever situation we may be!" But then he felt afraid of this utterance, so he returned to Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) in a state of fear and dread, worried about himself, and told him the whole story. Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Yes, you are indeed beloved and accepted in whatever situation you may be. Did you not tell him? 'We are beloved and accepted in whatever situation we may be, in spite of your disdain!'"
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