Al-Rawwas By Al Husseini

The dignified prophetic narrator Imam sayyed sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Al-Sayyadi Al-Rifai Al-Husseini, famously known as Al-Rawwas—please refer to his biography at the end of this book—in his poetry collection Mishkat Ul-Yaqeen (The Niche of Certainty), said the following concerning the Rifai way, the bit of its conditions, and its secrets and news.
Our way is a means of extraordinariness, and a ladder towards refraining from all existences.
Our way, whoever were of a sincere heart in it,
Became by Allah’s insurance, revived and honored.
Our way, whoever judged honestly by its judgment,
Became a ruler over the people of the hearts.
Our way saves the heart from deviation,
Reserves it from its aberration, and secures it.
Our way’s condition is safe,
8- Loving for the sake of Allah, and hating for the sake of Allah, as Allah Almighty said: “You will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, befriending those who oppose Allah and His messenger, even if they were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their clan” (Qur’aan 058:022).
9- knowing the self and combating it, as Allah Almighty said: “Surely the (human) self is wont to command (him to do) evil” (Qur’aan 012:053).
10- Fighting the devil, as Allah Almighty said: “Surely the devil is an enemy to you, so take him for an enemy” (Qur’aan 035:006).
11- The fear from Allah in every case, as Allah Almighty said: “So fear not the people but fear Me” (Qur’aan 005:044), and as Allah Almighty said: “It is Me whom you should fear” (Qur’aan 002:040), and as Allah Almighty said: “They seek to hide from people and seek not(care not)to hide from Allah, and He is with them” (Qur’aan 004:108).
12- Prayer and supplication to Allah Almighty, as Allah Almighty said: “Supplicate upon your Lord imploringly and privately” (Qur’aan 007:055). And Allah Almighty said: “Supplicate upon Me, I will respond to you” (Qur’aan
And as Allah Almighty said: “Then as for him who transgressed the limits * And preferred the worldly life * Surely hell-fire will be the abode” (Qur’aan 079:037–039). And as Allah Almighty said: “who wasted prayers and followed their lusts, so they will meet perdition.” (Qur’aan 019:059), and as Allah Almighty said: “As for him who feared the majesty of his Lord, and restrained the self from inclination* Surely paradise is the abode” (Qur’aan