And his men, and his character, his adherence to the Book and the Sunnah, and his following of the Shadhili masters in their sayings and actions. He wears a fine turban and a slipper, uses Indian incense, perfumes himself, and puts Indian oil in his beard and clothes. He prefers this in imitation of Sheikh Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (1) may God be pleased with him, and to show the blessings of God Almighty. And we ask God to keep us steadfast in this. And he was told that the Qadiriyyah only wear robes and patched garments. He said, "O father, you say to the absolute, 'I am rich without you,' and their clothes say, 'I am proud of you.'" And among his morals is that he does not stand up to greet any of the tyrants, not the sultans of his country, nor the kings, nor anyone of high rank, except for two: the Khalifa of Sheikh Idris and the Khalifa of Sheikh Saghirun. Al-Sha'rani said, "This rank (meaning not standing up) has not been attained by the sheikhs, not even by Sheikh Abdul Qadir. For if the Caliph al-Bayami enters upon him, he stands for him, except for Sheikh Muhammad al-Hanafi al-Shadhili, who does not stand for anyone, not for his mistakes nor for his titles." And among his morals is that the Sultan rarely sends to them, even though he has much intercession and influence. If someone is absent from him and wants to intercede with the Sultan, he tells him, "Do not send with you my three wives, nor my children. I entrust you to God, and take this clay. If you are patient, this oppressor will not come to me, or he will take from his helpers. I entrust him to you to intercede with him on my behalf." And he does not stand up for an oppressor for intercession. The jurist Abd al-Dafi' said: Sheikh Khawjali said, "I have not seen anyone braver than four: one is Usul, son of Wald, and he is Wald Kintush, and Ali, son of Da'a Allah, and Wald Abu al-Qasim, Sheikh al-Kamalab. For Usul, they accused him of the king's woman, and he was ashamed of intercession. So I said to him, 'Take this clay, and I entrust you to God. Go to him, and do not despair of him.' He said to me, 'By divorce, if I seek intercession other than entrusting myself to God and giving you my allegiance.' So he took the clay and traveled to the king. When he saw him, he said to him, 'I have heard about you. They only accused you of that.' As for Muhammad, son of Kintush, he was told that the king wanted to kill him, so he entered a single boat at sea until he reached him. So I said to him, 'The same as before.' So he said, 'I bid you farewell, and he took the clay and called me to him.' His face was illuminated by merely seeing him. And Ali, son of Da'a Allah, was told by Sheikh Abdullah, son of Ajib, that he was heavy. He said, 'I have not stood up for anyone, not even a king, but here is this clay, and I entrust you to God with it.' So Ali said, 'By divorce, I will not seek anyone but God's entrustment, and the clay that is sold. You did not give me the clay, and I entrusted you to God.' So I went to the sea, and merely seeing him, he had a beard. And the sheikhs of al-Kamalab accused him, the sons of Ajib, the heavy, of Wald, and of 'Awad, and of Janti, for intercession. So I said to him, 'It is not for me to ask a sultan for intercession, but...'