Shaykh ‘Ali al-Hujwiri—may Allah bless his soul—mentioned in his Kashf al-Mahjub:
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Husayn Ibn Sayyidatina Fatimah Bint RasulAllah (S) said: “Tasawwuf is the name of courtesy, so the person who is the most courteous is the greatest Sufi.” Good nature is of two types—one with Allah and the other with people. Good nature with Allah means to accept whatever He gives, and be content with His decree. Good nature with people is to patiently endure their insults. Both these states are beneficial for the seeker. Allah Almighty is unaffected by either the acceptance or disobedience of the seeker, and both these conditions are a result of the theory of Oneness.
Commentary by Mawlana Wahid Bakhsh Rabbani: “When the Oneness of Being is the Truth, then affability with the people of God is also affability with Allah Almighty. All is the manifestation of One Being. With this saying of Imam al-Baqir, it is also proved that the word ‘Tasawwuf’ was extant in his time. It must be remembered that he was a Companion of the Companions.”
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Husayn Ibn Sayyidatina Fatimah Bint RasulAllah (S) said: “Tasawwuf is the name of courtesy, so the person who is the most courteous is the greatest Sufi.” Good nature is of two types—one with Allah and the other with people. Good nature with Allah means to accept whatever He gives, and be content with His decree. Good nature with people is to patiently endure their insults. Both these states are beneficial for the seeker. Allah Almighty is unaffected by either the acceptance or disobedience of the seeker, and both these conditions are a result of the theory of Oneness.
Commentary by Mawlana Wahid Bakhsh Rabbani: “When the Oneness of Being is the Truth, then affability with the people of God is also affability with Allah Almighty. All is the manifestation of One Being. With this saying of Imam al-Baqir, it is also proved that the word ‘Tasawwuf’ was extant in his time. It must be remembered that he was a Companion of the Companions.”
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