Mustaghanim, and it was there that he completed his first marriage, having married one of the daughters of his clan. Then a dispute arose between him and his close relatives over his properties, because they had seized them and had not given him anything from their yield during his absence. The King replied to a question in this regard by saying, "He demanded the yield from his cousins and the King's property, but they refused. So he took them to court, and the government confiscated his properties. As for the yield, they found no one to pay it to him. So the government imprisoned his cousins. The Imam then renounced his claim and requested their release, which was granted. Then, after that, he settled his affairs and moved to Djebba.

Constantine, and he came to the Arabs of Awlad Nail, who were in the southeast of Constantine, and he built a zawiya among them. This statement clarifies a period that was shrouded in the history of Ibn al-Senussi, and it answers our question about where he spent the three years between the year 145 AH (which is the year of his departure from Fez) and the year 150 AH (which is the year of his passage through Tripoli). He spent part of it in Mustaghanim after his return from his journey in southern Algeria. And there in Mustaghanim, he married, but that marriage did not last long, despite his having a child. This is because when Ibn al-Senussi decided to travel to Mecca, he offered his wife to accompany him, but she did not wish to, so he decided to leave her, as he did not know the duration of his absence. As for the child, he died at a young age. Ibn al-Senussi also spent part of these three years with Awlad Nail in Djebba, Constantine, where he built a zawiya, indicating that he preached and taught among them.

The idea of traveling to Mecca developed in Ibn al-Senussi's mind during that period. His thinking about Mecca is natural. On the one hand, he must have longed greatly for the Sacred House of God and wished for a long time to live in those lands and perform the pilgrimage. On the other hand, he saw in residing in Mecca an opportunity to meet the great scholars of the Islamic world.

The King replied to a question in this regard by saying...